proper noun · femininefirst declension
Athēnae
Athēnae f pl (genitive Athēnārum)
Classical[aˈtʰeː.nae̯]Ecclesiastical[aˈtɛː.ne]
Meaning
- Athens (the capital city of Greece)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Athēnae |
| genitive | — | Athēnārum |
| dative | — | Athēnīs |
| accusative | — | Athēnās |
| ablative | — | Athēnīs |
| vocative | — | Athēnae |
| locative | — | Athēnīs |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ex illius orationibus ipsae Athenae redolent
- there is a flavour of Atticism about his discourse.
Ăthēnae, ārum, f., = Ἀθῆναι.
I. Athens, the capital of Attica, Cic. Off. 1, 1, 1; id. Leg. 2, 14, 36; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; Hor. S. 1, 1, 64; Juv. 3, 80; Vulg. Act. 17, 15; 17, 16; ib. 1 Thess. 3, 1 al.; cf.
Mann. Gr. p. 308 sq., the Grecian city of the Muses, Cic. Fl. 26.—Hence sometimes meton. for intelligence, Juv. 15, 110; and Athenae Novae, as an appel. of honor for Mediolanum, Plin. Ep. 4, 13.—II. The name of other cities in Laconia, Caria, Eubœa, Acarnania, Italy, Arabia, etc., Varr. L. L. 8, § 35 Müll.; Liv. 45, 16 al.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Athēnae ārum, f
, Ἀτηῆναι, Athens, C., L., H., O.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι (Athênai, “Athens”).
Descendants
- Japaneseアテネ
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyAthenaeAthenae (Ἀθῆναι; in Hom. Od. 7.80, Ἀθήνη: Eth. Ἀθηναῖος, Eth. Atheniensis), the capital of Attica. I. Situation. Athens is situated between four and f…GeographyAthenaeAthenae (Atenah), a city and port of Pontus (Steph. B. sub voce Ἀθῆναι), with an Hellenic temple. According to Arrian (p. 4, &c.), it was 180 stadia e…GeographyAthenaeAthenae (Ἀθῆναι). Besides the celebrated city of this name, Stephanus B. (s. v.) mentions eight others, namely in Laconia, Caria, Liguria, Italy, Eubo…