athene

Other forms of athene

plural

athenes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about athene

What does athene mean?

athene means "(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in athene?

athene has 2 syllables: at-hene. The stress falls on "hene". In IPA it is /ˌæˈθin/.

What is another word for athene?

Close synonyms include Athena, Pallas, Pallas Athena, Pallas Athene, genus Athene. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is athene a common word?

athene is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with athene?

2 words rhyme with athene. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.