Athene

== Translingual == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athena”), a Greek goddess associated with owls. === Proper noun === Athene f 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 Category:Athene on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Athene at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Athene at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Athene”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026 Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN == English == === Proper noun === Athene (Greek mythology) Athena == Afrikaans == === Alternative forms === Atene === Proper noun === Athene Athens (the capital city of Greece) ==== Derived terms ==== Atheens Athener === See also === Athena == Alemannic German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈteːnə/ === Proper noun === Athene f (Greek mythology) Athena == Danish == === Alternative forms === Athena === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē), Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [aˈtˢeːnə] === Proper noun === Athene (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/ 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 ==== Atheens Athener == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈteːnə/ === Proper noun === Athene f (genitive Athenes or Athene) (Greek mythology) Athena == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Athene Athens