Ἀθῆναι

See also: Αθήνα, Αθηνά, and Ἀθηνᾶ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Ἀθᾶναι (Athânai) — Doric

Etymology

Plural of Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athena”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἀθῆναι • (Athênai) f (genitive Ἀθηνῶν); first declension (plural only)

  1. Athens (the capital city of Greece)

Usage notes

While the city name was plural from the Classical period onward, Homer also uses a singular form: Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē).

Declension

First declension of αἱ Ἀθῆναι; τῶν Ἀθηνῶν (Attic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative αἱ Ἀθῆναι
hai Athênai
Genitive τῶν Ἀθηνῶν
tôn Athēnôn
Dative ταῖς Ἀθήναις
taîs Athḗnais
Accusative τᾱ̀ς Ἀθήνᾱς
tā̀s Athḗnās
Vocative Ἀθῆναι
Athênai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
First declension of αἱ Ἀθῆναι; τῶν Ἀθηνέων (Ionic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative αἱ Ἀθῆναι
hai Athênai
Genitive τῶν Ἀθηνέων / Ἀθηνῶν
tôn Athēnéōn / Athēnôn
Dative τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν Ἀθήνῃσῐ / Ἀθήνῃσῐν
tēîsĭ(n) Athḗnēisĭ(n)
Accusative τᾱ̀ς Ἀθήνᾱς
tā̀s Athḗnās
Vocative Ἀθῆναι
Athênai
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
First declension of Ἀθῆναι; Ἀθηνᾱ́ων (Epic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative Ἀθῆναι
Athênai
Genitive Ἀθηνᾱ́ων / Ἀθηνέ͜ων / Ἀθηνῶν
Athēnā́ōn / Athēné͜ōn / Athēnôn
Dative Ἀθήνῃσῐ / Ἀθήνῃσῐν / Ἀθήνῃς / Ἀθήναις
Athḗnēisĭ(n) / Athḗnēis / Athḗnais
Accusative Ἀθήνᾱς
Athḗnās
Vocative Ἀθῆναι
Athênai
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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