adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to Thebes
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
Theban
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rhymes with -iːbən
noun
Meaning 2
A person from Thebes
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adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to the Greek city of Thebes or its people or culture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to the Egyptian city of Thebes or its people or culture
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noun
Meaning 5
a Greek inhabitant of ancient Thebes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Greek, Hellene
noun
Meaning 6
an Egyptian inhabitant of ancient Thebes
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Broader terms: Egyptian
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai)bor. Latin Thēb(ae) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin Thēbānusbor. English Theban Borrowed from Latin Thēbānus, from Thēb(ae) + -ānus. By surface analysis, Theb(es) + -an.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: tebà — of or pertaining to Thebes
- Dutch: Thebaans — of or pertaining to Thebes
- French: thébain — of or pertaining to Thebes
- French: thébéen — of or pertaining to Thebes
- Galician: tebano — of or pertaining to Thebes
- German: thebanisch — of or pertaining to Thebes
- German: thebäisch — of or pertaining to Thebes
- Irish: Téibeach — of or pertaining to Thebes
- Italian: tebano — of or pertaining to Thebes
- Italian: tebeo — of or pertaining to Thebes
- Latin: Thēbaeus — of or pertaining to Thebes
- Polish: tebański — of or pertaining to Thebes
- Portuguese: tebano — of or pertaining to Thebes
- Spanish: tebano — of or pertaining to Thebes
- French: Thébain — person from Thebes
- French: Thébaine — person from Thebes
- French: Thébéen — person from Thebes
- French: Thébéenne — person from Thebes
- German: Thebaner — person from Thebes
- German: Thebanerin — person from Thebes
- German: Thebäer — person from Thebes
- German: Thebäerin — person from Thebes
- Italian: tebano — person from Thebes
- Italian: tebana — person from Thebes
- Italian: tebeo — person from Thebes
- Italian: tebea — person from Thebes