athénien
French, adjective
athénien is spelled A-T-H-É-N-I-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 50,148th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Athénien is a French adjective meaning “Athenian (of, or from Athens)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Athénien is a different word: “Athenian (resident or native of Athens)”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a un rapport avec la ville d’Athènes ou avec ses habitants”.
What does athénien mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Athenian (of, or from Athens)
noun
- 1
masculineAthenian (resident or native of Athens)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Habitant de la ville d’Athènes. 2. Citoyen de la cité-État d’Athènes.
adjective: 1. Qui a un rapport avec la ville d’Athènes ou avec ses habitants. 2. Qui a un rapport avec la cité antique d’Athènes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of athénien
- athénienne feminine
- athéniens masculine plural
- athéniennes feminine plural
- Athéniens plural
- Athénienne feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to athénien
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is athénien in French?
athénien appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).