Meanings
Origin
- Ancient GreekΠαρθενών
- EnglishParthenon
From Ancient Greek Παρθενών (Parthenṓn), from παρθενών (parthenṓn, “women's chamber”), from παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin; young woman”).
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Ancient Greek Παρθενών
- Παρθενών (Parthenṓn)ancient temple to Athena
Arabic بارثينون
- بارثينونancient temple to Athena
Bulgarian Партенон
- Партенон (Partenon)ancient temple to Athena
Chinese Mandarin 帕德嫩, 巴特農 /巴特农
- 帕德嫩 (Pàdénèn)ancient temple to Athena
- 巴特農 /巴特农 (Bātènóng)ancient temple to Athena
Esperanto Partenono
- Partenonoancient temple to Athena
French Parthénon
- Parthénonancient temple to Athena
German Parthenon
- Parthenonancient temple to Athena
Greek Παρθενώνας
- Παρθενώνας (Parthenónas)ancient temple to Athena
Icelandic Meyjarhofið
- Meyjarhofiðancient temple to Athena
Italian Partenone
- Partenoneancient temple to Athena
Japanese パルテノン
- パルテノン (Parutenon)ancient temple to Athena
Korean 파르테논
- 파르테논 (Pareutenon)ancient temple to Athena
Persian پارتنون
- پارتنونancient temple to Athena
Portuguese Partenon, Partenão
- Partenonancient temple to Athena
- Partenãoancient temple to Athena
Russian Парфено́н
- Парфено́н (Parfenón)ancient temple to Athena
Spanish Partenón
- Partenónancient temple to Athena
Ukrainian Парфено́н, Партено́н
- Парфено́н (Parfenón)ancient temple to Athena
- Партено́н (Partenón)ancient temple to Athena
Cite this entry
APA
Parthenon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parthenon
MLA
“Parthenon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parthenon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Parthenon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parthenon.
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