athens

Other forms of athens

plural

athenses·

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 athens

What does athens mean?

athens means "the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in athens?

athens has 2 syllables: at-hens. The stress falls on "at". In IPA it is /ˈæθənz/.

What is another word for athens?

Close synonyms include Athinai, capital of Greece, Greek capital. 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 athens a common word?

athens is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.