Athenae
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι (Athênai, “Athens”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈtʰeː.nae̯/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈte.nɛ/, [aˈteː.nɛ]
Proper noun
Athēnae f pl (genitive Athēnārum, locative Athēnīs); first declension
- Athens
Inflection
First declension, with locative.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Athēnae |
| Genitive | Athēnārum |
| Dative | Athēnīs |
| Accusative | Athēnās |
| Ablative | Athēnīs |
| Vocative | Athēnae |
| Locative | Athēnīs |
Related terms
- athēniēnsis
Descendants
- Japanese: アテネ (Atene)
References
- Athenae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Athenae in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Athenae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette