Athene

See also: Athéné

Translingual

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

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