attic

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see also: Attic

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈætɪk/, [ˈæɾɪk]

Noun

attic (plural attics)

1. The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.

   We went up to the attic to look for the boxes containing our childhood keepsakes.

Translations

• French: grenier, combles, mansarde
• German: Dachgeschoss, Dachboden, Estrich (Switzerland)
• Italian: soffitta, solaio
• Portuguese: sótão
• Russian: черда́к
• Spanish: ático, desván, zaquizamí, sobrado, covacha

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Attic

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈætɪk/

Adjective

attic

1. Relating to Athenian culture or architecture.
2. Marked by the qualities that were characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined.
3. Relating to that dialect of Ancient Greek.

Translations

• German: attisch
• Portuguese: ático
• Russian: афи́нский

Proper noun

1. An ancient Greek dialect spoken in Attica, Euboea, and the northern coastal regions of the Aegean Sea.

Translations

• German: Attisch
• Portuguese: ático

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