Ἀθήναιον
See also: Ἀθηναῖον
Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.tʰɛ̌ː.nai̯.on/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /aˈtʰe̝.nɛ.on/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /aˈθi.nɛ.on/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /aˈθi.ne.on/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /aˈθi.ne.on/
Etymology 1
From Ᾰ̓θηνᾶ (Ăthēnâ) + -ιον (-ion).
Noun
Ᾰ̓θήναιον • (Ăthḗnaion) n (genitive Ᾰ̓θηναίου); second declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | τὸ Ᾰ̓θήναιον tò Ăthḗnaion |
τὼ Ᾰ̓θηναίω tṑ Ăthēnaíō |
τᾰ̀ Ᾰ̓θήναιᾰ tằ Ăthḗnaiă | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Ᾰ̓θηναίου toû Ăthēnaíou |
τοῖν Ᾰ̓θηναίοιν toîn Ăthēnaíoin |
τῶν Ᾰ̓θηναίων tôn Ăthēnaíōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Ᾰ̓θηναίῳ tōî Ăthēnaíōi |
τοῖν Ᾰ̓θηναίοιν toîn Ăthēnaíoin |
τοῖς Ᾰ̓θηναίοις toîs Ăthēnaíois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ Ᾰ̓θήναιον tò Ăthḗnaion |
τὼ Ᾰ̓θηναίω tṑ Ăthēnaíō |
τᾰ̀ Ᾰ̓θήναιᾰ tằ Ăthḗnaiă | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Ᾰ̓θήναιον Ăthḗnaion |
Ᾰ̓θηναίω Ăthēnaíō |
Ᾰ̓θήναιᾰ Ăthḗnaiă | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Latin: Athenaeum (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- “Ἀθήναιον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ἀθήναιον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- Ἀθήναιον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Proper noun
Ᾰ̓θήναιον • (Ăthḗnaion) m
- accusative of Ᾰ̓θήναιος (Ăthḗnaios)