Athene
See also: Athéné
Translingual
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athena”), a Greek goddess associated with owls.
Proper noun
Athene f
Synonyms
- (genus): Speotyto
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Strigiformes – order; Strigidae – family; Surniinae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Athene blewitti (now Heteroglaux blewitti; forest owlet), Athene brama (spotted owlet), Athene cunicularia (burrowing owl), Athene noctua (little owl) – species
References
- Athene (owl) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Athene on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Athene on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Athene at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Athene at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Athene at Paleobiology Database
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Proper noun
Athene
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Athene
- Athens (the capital city of Greece)
Derived terms
See also
Alemannic German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈteːnə/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Athene f
Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē), Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aˈtˢeːnə]
Proper noun
Athene
Synonyms
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē) and Ἀθῆναι (Athênai). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːˈteː.nə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Athe‧ne
- Rhymes: -eːnə
Proper noun
Athene n
- Athens (the capital city of Greece)
- Athena (ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, craft and war)
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈteːnə/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Athene f (genitive Athenes or Athene)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Proper noun
Athene