Heliopolis

Borrowed from Latin Hēliopolis, from Ancient Greek Ἡλίου πόλις (Hēlíou pólis, “Sun City”), from the important solar cults of Ra and Baal. Doublet of Surajpur.


Κεραμεικός

grc-proper noun

Κερᾰμεικός • (Kerameikós) m (genitive Κερᾰμεικοῦ); second declension

Κερᾰμεικός (canonical)
Kerameikós (romanization)
Κερᾰμεικοῦ (genitive)

From κεραμεικός (kerameikós, “ceramic”) < κεραμεύς m (kerameús, “potter”) κεραμε- + -ικός (-ikós).

A neighbourhood of Athens in Greece, Ceramicus


Λυκαβηττός

Λυκαβηττός • (Lukabēttós) m (genitive Λυκαβηττοῦ); second declension

Lukabēttós (romanization)
Λυκαβηττοῦ (genitive)
ὁ Λυκαβηττός (nominative singular)
τοῦ Λυκαβηττοῦ (genitive singular)
τῷ Λυκαβηττῷ (dative singular)
τὸν Λυκαβηττόν (accusative singular)
Λυκαβηττέ (singular vocative)

Greek: Λυκαβηττός (Lykavittós)

Latin: Lycabettus

In his book Αι Τοπωνυμίαι Αθηνών και Περιχώρων των (The Toponyms of Athens and its Surroundings) Kostas Biris suggests a Pelasgian (pre-Greek) origin, Luk-ab-ettú, a name meaning “breast-shaped height” (quoted by Mihalis Stukas).


Cholargos

A suburb northeast of Athens in Attica, Greece.


Chaidari

A city 10 km northwest of Athens in Attica, Greece.


Χολαργός

Cholargós (romanization)
Χολαργός (nominative singular)
Χολαργού (genitive singular)
Χολαργό (accusative singular)
Χολαργέ (singular vocative)

Cholargos (a suburb of Athens in Attica, Greece)


Kifissia

A suburb east-northeast of Athens in North Athens, Attica, Greece.


Glyfada

A city and municipality, a suburb 13 km south of Athens city centre in Attica, Greece.


Dafni

A city 10 km south of downtown Athens in Attica, Greece.

A forest 10 km west of downtown Athens, Greece.


Alimos

A city and suburb of Athens in Attica, Greece.


Elliniko

From Greek ελληνικό (ellinikó, “Greek”). Doublet of Hellenic.


Άρειος Πάγος

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Άρειος Πάγος • (Áreios Págos) m

Áreios Págos (romanization)
Άρειος Πάγος (nominative singular)
Αρείου Πάγου (genitive singular)
Άρειο Πάγο (accusative singular)
Άρειε Πάγε (singular vocative)

el-decl-noun-unc

Άρειος Πάγος

Αρείου Πάγου

The dative case Αρείω Πάγω is used in <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">set phrase</i> of Katharevousa παρ' Ἀρείῳ Πάγῳ.

From Ancient Greek Ἄρειος Πᾰ́γος (Áreios Págos).

inh

Ἄρειος Πᾰ́γος

παρ' Αρείω Πάγω

lawyer title allowing him to present a case before the Supreme Court


Pnyx

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πνύξ (Pnúx); since ancient times it has been claimed the word is derived from πυκνός (puknós, “close-packed; dense; thick”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *puḱ- (“to press together”), but the Oxford English Dictionary considers this a folk etymology with no evidence supporting it.

der

(Ancient Greece, historical) A hill in Athens west of the Acropolis with a stone platform and steps set into its side, which was used as the meeting place of the democratic assembly in Ancient Greece.


Salamis

la-proper noun

Salamīs f sg (genitive Salamīnis); third declension

Salamīs (canonical feminine singular)
Salamīnis (genitive)
Salamīs (nominative singular)
Salamīnis (genitive singular)
Salamīnī (dative singular)
Salamīnem (accusative singular)
Salamīna (accusative singular)
Salamīne (ablative singular)
Salamīs (singular vocative)
Salamīnī (locative singular)
Salamīne (locative singular)

Italian: Salamina

[ˈs̠äɫ̪ämiːs̠]

Salamis (the largest island in the Saronic Gulf off Athens, in modern Greece)


Φάληρο

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Φάληρο • (Fáliro) n

Fáliro (romanization)
Φάληρο (nominative singular)
Φαλήρου (genitive singular)
Φάληρο (accusative singular)
Φάληρο (singular vocative)


Attika

Attika (nominative singular)
Attika (accusative nominative singular)
Attikan (accusative genitive singular)
Attikan (genitive singular)
Attikaa (partitive singular)
Attikassa (inessive singular)
Attikasta (elative singular)
Attikaan (illative singular)
Attikalla (adessive singular)
Attikalta (ablative singular)
Attikalle (allative singular)
Attikana (essive singular)
Attikaksi (singular translative)
Attikatta (abessive singular)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Attikani (nominative singular)
Attikani (accusative nominative singular)
Attikani (accusative genitive singular)
Attikani (genitive singular)
Attikaani (partitive singular)
Attikassani (inessive singular)
Attikastani (elative singular)
Attikaani (illative singular)
Attikallani (adessive singular)
Attikaltani (ablative singular)
Attikalleni (allative singular)
Attikanani (essive singular)
Attikakseni (singular translative)
Attikattani (abessive singular)
Attikasi (nominative singular)
Attikasi (accusative nominative singular)
Attikasi (accusative genitive singular)
Attikasi (genitive singular)
Attikaasi (partitive singular)
Attikassasi (inessive singular)
Attikastasi (elative singular)
Attikaasi (illative singular)
Attikallasi (adessive singular)
Attikaltasi (ablative singular)
Attikallesi (allative singular)
Attikanasi (essive singular)
Attikaksesi (singular translative)
Attikattasi (abessive singular)
Attikamme (nominative singular)
Attikamme (accusative nominative singular)
Attikamme (accusative genitive singular)
Attikamme (genitive singular)
Attikaamme (partitive singular)
Attikassamme (inessive singular)
Attikastamme (elative singular)
Attikaamme (illative singular)
Attikallamme (adessive singular)
Attikaltamme (ablative singular)
Attikallemme (allative singular)
Attikanamme (essive singular)
Attikaksemme (singular translative)
Attikattamme (abessive singular)
Attikanne (nominative singular)
Attikanne (accusative nominative singular)
Attikanne (accusative genitive singular)
Attikanne (genitive singular)
Attikaanne (partitive singular)
Attikassanne (inessive singular)
Attikastanne (elative singular)
Attikaanne (illative singular)
Attikallanne (adessive singular)
Attikaltanne (ablative singular)
Attikallenne (allative singular)
Attikananne (essive singular)
Attikaksenne (singular translative)
Attikattanne (abessive singular)
Attikansa (nominative singular)
Attikansa (accusative nominative singular)
Attikansa (accusative genitive singular)
Attikansa (genitive singular)
Attikaansa (partitive singular)
Attikassaan (inessive singular)
Attikassansa (inessive singular)
Attikastaan (elative singular)
Attikastansa (elative singular)
Attikaansa (illative singular)
Attikallaan (adessive singular)
Attikallansa (adessive singular)
Attikaltaan (ablative singular)
Attikaltansa (ablative singular)
Attikalleen (allative singular)
Attikallensa (allative singular)
Attikanaan (essive singular)
Attikanansa (essive singular)
Attikakseen (singular translative)
Attikaksensa (singular translative)
Attikattaan (abessive singular)
Attikattansa (abessive singular)

[ˈɑ̝t̪ːikɑ̝]


Γαργηττός

Γαργηττός • (Gargittós) m

Gargittós (romanization)
Γαργηττός (nominative singular)
Γαργηττού (genitive singular)
Γαργηττό (accusative singular)
Γαργηττέ (singular vocative)

The Ancient Greek Γαργηττός (Gargēttós).


Λεωκόρειον

grc-proper noun

Λεωκόρειον • (Leōkóreion) n (genitive Λεωκορείου); second declension

Leōkóreion (romanization)
Λεωκορείου (genitive)
τὸ Λεωκόρειον (nominative singular)
τοῦ Λεωκορείου (genitive singular)
τῷ Λεωκορείῳ (dative singular)
τὸ Λεωκόρειον (accusative singular)
Λεωκόρειον (singular vocative)

From Λεώς (Leṓs) + κόρη (kórē, “girl, daughter”) + -εῖον (-eîon), as according to Greek mythology the daughters of Leos were sacrificed there.

af

the Leokoreion (a shrine at the agora in Athens)


Omonoia

A neighbourhood in the centre of Athens, Greece.


Φρεαττύδα

Freattýda (romanization)
Φρεαττύδα (nominative singular)
Φρεαττύδας (genitive singular)
Φρεαττύδα (accusative singular)
Φρεαττύδα (singular vocative)

Freattyda (a residential area in Piraeus, Athens, Greece)