Athene

See also: Athéné

Translingual

Athene cunicularia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athena”), a Greek goddess associated with owls.

Proper noun

Athene f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – certain small, typical owls or owlets.

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
• 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

1. (Greek mythology) Athena

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• Atene

Proper noun

Athene

1. Athens (the capital city of Greece)

Derived terms

• Atheens
• Athener

See also

• Athena

Danish

Alternative forms

• Athena

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē), Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈtˢeːnə]

Proper noun

Athene

1. (Greek mythology) Athena (the goddess)

Synonyms

• Pallas Athene, Pallas

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/

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• Hyphenation: Athe‧ne
• Rhymes: -eːnə

Proper noun

Athene n

1. Athens (the capital city of Greece)
2. Athena (ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, craft and war)

Derived terms

• Atheens
• Athener

German

Athene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈteːnə/

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Proper noun

Athene f (genitive Athenes or Athene)

1. (Greek mythology) Athena

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Athene

1. Athens