"Ἀθηνᾶ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Ἀθηνᾶ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /a.tʰɛː.nâː/, /a.θiˈna/, /a.θiˈna/, /a.tʰɛː.nâː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /a.tʰe̝ˈna/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /a.θiˈna/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /a.θiˈna/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /a.θiˈna/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: See Ᾰ̓θήνη (Ăthḗnē). Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Ᾰ̓θηνᾶς|f|first|head=Ᾰ̓θηνᾶ}} Ᾰ̓θηνᾶ • (Ăthēnâ) f (genitive Ᾰ̓θηνᾶς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Ᾰ̓θηνᾶ|Ᾰ̓θηνᾶς|form=F-sing}} Forms: Ᾰ̓θηνᾶ [canonical], Ăthēnâ [romanization], Ᾰ̓θηνᾶς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ Ᾰ̓θηνᾶ [nominative, singular], τῆς Ᾰ̓θηνᾶς [genitive, singular], τῇ Ᾰ̓θηνᾷ [dative, singular], τὴν Ᾰ̓θηνᾶν [accusative, singular], Ᾰ̓θηνᾶ [singular, vocative], Ᾰ̓θηναίᾱ [alternative, Attic, poetic], Ᾰ̓θηναίη [alternative, Epic, Ionic], Ᾰ̓θήνη [alternative, Ionic], Ᾰ̓θᾱ́νᾱ [alternative, Doric], Ᾰ̓σᾱ́νᾱ [alternative, Laconian]
  1. (Greek mythology) Athena Tags: Greek

Alternative forms

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          "name": "desctree"
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      "text": "Latin: Athēna\n→ English: Athena\n→ French: Athéna\n→ Italian: Atena\n→ Portuguese: Atena\n→ Spanish: Atenea\n→ Sicilian: Atina"
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      "ipa": "/a.θiˈna/"
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      "ipa": "/a.θiˈna/",
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    },
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}

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