Αθήνα
See also: Αθηνά, Ἀθηνᾶ, Ἀθηνᾷ, and Ἀθῆναι
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι (Athênai).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /aˈθina/
- Hyphenation: Α‧θή‧να
Proper noun
Αθήνα • (Athína) f
- Athens (the capital city of Greece)
- Η Αθήνα είναι η πρωτεύουσα της Ελλάδας.
- I Athína eínai i protévousa tis Elládas.
- Athens is the capital city of Greece.
- κομίζω γλαύκα εις Αθήνας
- komízo gláfka eis Athínas
- take coals to Newcastle
- (literally, “carry owls to Athens”)
Usage notes
- The Greek name for the goddess Athena is Αθηνά (Athiná), with different stress.
Declension
Αθήνα
| case \\ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Αθήνα • |
| genitive | Αθήνας • |
| accusative | Αθήνα • |
| vocative | Αθήνα • |
Related terms
- αθηναϊκός (athinaïkós, “Athenian”)
- αθηναίικος (athinaíikos, “Athenian”) (colloquial)
- Αθηναίος m (Athinaíos, “male Athenian”)
- Αθηναία f (Athinaía, “female Athenian”)
- Αθηνιώτης m (Athiniótis, “male Athenian”) (colloquial)
- Αθηνιώτισσα f (Athiniótissa, “female Athenian”) (colloquial)
- Αθηναίισσα f (Athinaíissa, “female Athenian”) (colloquial)
- Αθηνά f (Athiná, “Athena”)
- Αθηναϊκός (Athinaïkós, “Athinaikos football club”)
- αθενολάτρης m (athenolátris, “Athens lover”)
Further reading
Αθήνα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el