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Danish
Etymology
Via German Theben and Latin Thēbae from Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Theben n
- Thebes (city in Ancient and Modern Greece, largest city in the landscape of Boetia)
- Thebes (major city in Ancient Egypt, at the location modern Luxor)
German
Etymology
Borrowed (replacing the plural ending -ae with native -en) from Latin Thebae, from Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Theben n (proper noun, genitive Thebens or (optionally with an article) Theben)
- Thebes