Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

athenian

/əˈθiː.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: athe-ni-an
IPA: /əˈθiː.ni.ən/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.

adj

Of or related to Athens, particularly (historical) ancient Athens, its empire, and its people.

adj

Of or related to Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, technology, and skillful warfare.

Example Sentences

"Euen plaine Cittizens, hauing well deſerued of the Common-weale, were therefore among the Athenians ennobled."
"Here the satire is directed against the passion of the Athenians for the excitement of the law-courts[…]"

Etymology

From Latin athēniēnsis; compare Middle English Athenyensis pl and Old English Athēniense pl. By surface analysis, Athens + -ian.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: athēniēnsis

Inflected Forms

Athenians (plural) Athenean (alternative)

Synonyms

Of related to Athens

Rhymes With

armenian slovenian fenian tyrrhenian beethovenian ruthenian ibsenian cyrenian parthenian austenian palmyrenian sophenian

Questions

How do you pronounce athenian?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈθiː.ni.ən/.
What does athenian mean?: An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.
Where does athenian come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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