nenikikamen

nenikikamen

English

Alternative forms

• nenikekamen

Etymology

Transliteration of Ancient Greek νενικήκαμεν (nenikḗkamen, “we are victorious”).

Interjection

nenikikamen

1. We have won (the cry of Pheidippides after reaching Athens from Marathon).
   • 1971, Antoniou, Theodore (Greek composer, b 1935)

     Nenikikamen — title of choral work.

   • 1967, Chase, Ilka. Fresh from the Laundry

     As he reached the city he gasped out Nenikikamen! and fell dead.

Related terms

• Nike