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
- Athene on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Athene at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Athene at Encyclopedia of Life
- 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
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
See also
Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē), Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aˈtˢeːnə]
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/
Athene (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)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈteːnə/
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