adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
athēnaeus
athēnaeus (feminine athēnaea, neuter athēnaeum)
Classical[a.tʰeːˈnae̯.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.teˈnɛː.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveAthenian
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | athēnaeus | athēnaea | athēnaeum |
| genitive | athēnaeī | athēnaeae | athēnaeī |
| dative | athēnaeō | athēnaeae | athēnaeō |
| accusative | athēnaeum | athēnaeam | athēnaeum |
| ablative | athēnaeō | athēnaeā | athēnaeō |
| vocative | athēnaee | athēnaea | athēnaeum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | athēnaeī | athēnaeae | athēnaea |
| genitive | athēnaeōrum | athēnaeārum | athēnaeōrum |
| dative | athēnaeīs | athēnaeīs | athēnaeīs |
| accusative | athēnaeōs | athēnaeās | athēnaea |
| ablative | athēnaeīs | athēnaeīs | athēnaeīs |
| vocative | athēnaeī | athēnaeae | athēnaea |
Ăthēnaeus, a, um, adj., = Ἀθηναῖος.
I. Pertaining to the city of Athens, Athenian, of Athens:
Athenaeis in moenibus, Lucr. 6, 749; Plin. 1 in indic. lib. 8, 11, and 12 al.—II. Of or pertaining to Athene (Minerva): ăthēnaeum, i, n., = Ἀθήναιον, a temple of Minerva at Athens, in which scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works (as the Rom. poets in the temple of Apollo at Rome; cf.
aedes, I.), Lampr. Alex. Sev. 35; a similar building for the same object, built by the emperor Adrian at Rome, Aur. Vict. Caes. 14.Ăthēnaeus, i, m., = Ἀθηναῖος,
I. a Greek grammarian of Naucratis, in the time of the emperor M. Aurelius, author of the compilation entitled Δειπνοσοφισταί.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓θήναιον (Ăthḗnaion), from Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athene”).
Descendants
- EnglishAthenaeum
- Italianateneo
- PolishAteneum