Thebes

See also: thebes and Thêbes

English

Alternative forms

• Thêbes (dated)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai), from Ionic-Attic Θῆβῆ (Thêbê), from Mycenaean 𐀳𐀣 (te-qa /⁠Tʰēgʷā⁠/), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Hellenic *Tʰēgʷā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θibz/

Proper noun

Thebes

1. Any of two important cities in antiquity, either in Greece or Egypt.

Related terms

• Theban
• thebaic

Translations

Any of two important cities in antiquity, either in Greece or Egypt.

• Armenian: Թեբե (hy) (Tʻebe)
• Catalan: Tebes
• Czech: Théby (cs) f pl
• Danish: Theben
• French: Thèbes (fr) f
• Georgian: თებე (tebe)
• German: Theben n
• Greek:

  Ancient: Θῆβαι pl (Thêbai)

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• Italian: Tebe f
• Japanese: テーバイ (tēbai), テーベ (ja) (tēbe)
• Latin: Thebae (la)
• Polish: Teby (pl) pl
• Portuguese: Tebas (pt) f
• Russian: Фивы (ru) pl (Fivy)
• Spanish: Tebas (es) f

Anagrams

• Bethes, behest, bethes