Athenian

Athenian

English

Alternative forms

• Athenean

Etymology

Athen(s) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈθiː.ni.ən/

Noun

Athenian (plural Athenians)

1. An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.
   • 1872, William Lucas Collins, chapter V, in Aristophanes, page 101:

     Here the satire is directed against the passion of the Athenians for the excitement of the law-courts […]

Translations

an inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece

Catalan: atenès (ca) m, atenesa (ca) f, atenenc (ca) m, atenenca (ca) f Czech: Atéňan m Danish: athener c, athenienser c Dutch: Athener (nl) m Esperanto: atenano French: Athénien (fr) m, Athénienne (fr) f Galician: ateniense (gl) m or f German: Athener (de) m, Athenerin f Greek: Αθηναίος (el) m (Athinaíos), Αθηναία (el) f (Athinaía), πρωτευουσιάνος (el) m (protevousiános), πρωτευουσιάνα (el) f (protevousiána) Ancient: Ἀθηναῖος m (Athēnaîos)

Ido: Athinano (io) Irish: Aithneach m Norwegian: Nynorsk: atenar m Portuguese: ateniense (pt) Russian: афиня́нин (ru) m (afinjánin), афиня́нка (ru) f (afinjánka) Spanish: ateniense (es) m or f Turkish: Atinalı

Adjective

Athenian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Athens, Greece.
2. Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Athena.

Translations

of or pertaining to Athens, Greece

Catalan: atenès (ca), atenenc (ca) Czech: aténský (cs) Danish: athensk Dutch: Atheens (nl) Esperanto: atena Finnish: ateenalainen (fi) German: Athener (de), athenisch (de)

Greek: αθηναϊκός (el) (athinaïkós), πρωτευουσιάνικος (el) (protevousiánikos) Irish: Aithneach Portuguese: ateniense (pt) Russian: афи́нский (ru) (afínskij) Spanish: ateniense (es) Swedish: atensk