Athene
See also: Athéné
Translingual
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Athene cunicularia
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athena”), a Greek goddess associated with owls.
Proper noun
Athene f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – certain small, typical owls or owlets.
Synonyms
- (genus): Speotyto
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Strigiformes - order; Strigidae - family; Surniinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Athene blewitti (now Heteroglaux blewitti; forest owlet), Athene brama (spotted owlet), Athene cunicularia (burrowing owl), Athene noctua (little owl) - species
References
Athene (owl) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Athene on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Athene on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Athene at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Athene at Encyclopedia of Life
- Athene at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Athene at Paleology Database
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Proper noun
Athene
- (Greek mythology) Athena
Danish
Alternative forms
- Athena
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē), Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aˈtˢeːnə]
Proper noun
Athene
- (Greek mythology) Athena (the goddess)
Synonyms
- Pallas Athene, Pallas
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē) and Ἀθῆναι (Athênai). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːˈteː.nə/
Athene (file) - Hyphenation: Athe‧ne
- Rhymes: -eːnə
Proper noun
Athene n
- Athens (the capital city of Greece)
- (Greek mythology) Athena (ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, craft and war)
Derived terms
- Atheens
- Athener
German
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Athene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈteːnə/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Athene f (genitive Athenes or Athene)
- (Greek mythology) Athena
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun
Athene
- Athens