ateneu
Portuguese, noun/a.teˈnew/
ateneu is spelled A-T-E-N-E-U (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 63,394th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ateneu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “athenaeum (an association or institution with cultural purposes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “em Atenas, na Grécia antiga, lugar público dedicado à deusa Palas Atenas (Minerva, para os romanos), onde os…”.
What does ateneu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineathenaeum (an association or institution with cultural purposes)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. natural ou habitante de Atenas (antiga cidade, homônima da Atenas ática)
adjective: 1. natural ou habitante da atual cidade de Atenas, capital da Grécia
noun: 1. em Atenas, na Grécia antiga, lugar público dedicado à deusa Palas Atenas (Minerva, para os romanos), onde os poetas e literatos vinham ler suas obras 2. instituição com finalidade cultural 3. instituição de ensino
noun: 1. natural ou habitante de Atenas (antiga cidade, homônima da Atenas ática)
noun: 1. natural ou habitante da atual cidade de Atenas, capital da Grécia
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ateneu
- ateneus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ateneu?
- Brazil /a.teˈnew/
- Brazil [a.teˈneʊ̯]
- Portugal /ɐ.tɨˈnew/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ateneu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ateneu in Portuguese?
ateneu appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).