Attic Greek

proper noun

The dialect of Ancient Greek used in Attica, the region surrounding Athens, from 500 to 300 B.C.E., closely related to Ionic Greek and a main contributor to Koine. The language of Thucydides, Plato, Aeschylus, Xenophon, etc.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The dialect of Ancient Greek used in Attica, the region surrounding Athens, from 500 to 300 B.C.E., closely related to Ionic Greek and a main contributor to Koine. The language of Thucydides, Plato, Aeschylus, Xenophon, etc.

    Synonyms: Attic, Atticism

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe dialect of Ancient Greek used in Attica, the region surrounding Athens, from 500 to 300 B.C.E., closely related to Ionic Greek and a main contributor to Koine. The language of Thucydides, Plato, Aeschylus, Xenophon, etc.

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AtticAtticism

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 阿提卡希臘語 /阿提卡希腊语, 阿提卡方言
  • 阿提卡希臘語 /阿提卡希腊语 (Ātíkǎ Xīlà yǔ)pre-eminent Ancient Greek dialect used in Attica 500–300 BC
  • 阿提卡方言 (Ātíkǎ fāngyán)pre-eminent Ancient Greek dialect used in Attica 500–300 BC
Danish attisk
  • attiskpre-eminent Ancient Greek dialect used in Attica 500–300 BC
Dutch Attisch
  • Attischpre-eminent Ancient Greek dialect used in Attica 500–300 BC
Finnish Attikan murre
  • Attikan murrepre-eminent Ancient Greek dialect used in Attica 500–300 BC
German Attisch
  • Attischpre-eminent Ancient Greek dialect used in Attica 500–300 BC
Greek Αττική διάλεκτος
  • Αττική διάλεκτος (Attikí diálektos)pre-eminent Ancient Greek dialect used in Attica 500–300 BC
Irish Gréigis na hAtaice
  • Gréigis na hAtaicepre-eminent Ancient Greek dialect used in Attica 500–300 BC
Japanese アッティカ方言
  • アッティカ方言 (attika hōgen)pre-eminent Ancient Greek dialect used in Attica 500–300 BC
Latin Atthis
  • Atthispre-eminent Ancient Greek dialect used in Attica 500–300 BC
Polish dialekt attycki
  • dialekt attyckipre-eminent Ancient Greek dialect used in Attica 500–300 BC
Portuguese ático
  • áticopre-eminent Ancient Greek dialect used in Attica 500–300 BC
Swedish attiska
  • attiskapre-eminent Ancient Greek dialect used in Attica 500–300 BC
Cite this entry
APA

Attic Greek. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Attic%20Greek

MLA

“Attic Greek.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Attic%20Greek. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Attic Greek,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Attic%20Greek.

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