Attic

Attic

See also: attic

WOTD – 6 September 2015

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀττικός (Attikós, “related to Athens”).

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Adjective

Attic (comparative more Attic, superlative most Attic)

1. Relating to Athenian culture or architecture.
2. Marked by the qualities that were characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined.
3. Relating to that dialect of Ancient Greek.

Derived terms

• Attic base
• Attic salt

Translations

related to Athens

Armenian: ատտիկյան (hy) (attikyan) Catalan: àtic (ca) m Dutch: Attisch German: attisch (de) Greek: αττικός (el) (attikós)

Irish: Atacach Japanese: アッティカの (attika-no) Portuguese: ático (pt) Russian: афи́нский (ru) m (afínskij) Swedish: attisk (sv), atensk

Proper noun

Attic

1. An ancient Greek dialect spoken in Attica, Euboea, and the northern coastal regions of the Aegean Sea.

Derived terms

• Atticist
• Atticism
• Atticistic

Translations

Ancient Greek dialect

Armenian: ատտիկյան (hy) (attikyan) Danish: attisk Dutch: Attisch Faroese: attiskt n German: Attisch (de) n

Greek: Αττική διάλεκτος (Attikí diálektos) Irish: Gréigis na hAtaice f Japanese: アッティカ方言 (attika hōgen) Portuguese: ático (pt) m Swedish: attiska (sv) c

Anagrams

• tacit