atina

This is the 3899th most frequent Turkish word.


atina

Athens (the capital city of Greece).


Here, 'Atina' is used as a proper noun referring to the Greek city of Athens.

Atina ünlü bir turistik şehirdir.

Athens is a famous tourist city.


In this sentence, 'Atina' again refers to Athens, but it is used in the dative case, 'Atina'+'ya', indicating the direction toward the city.

Seyahat için Atina'ya bilet aldım.

I bought a ticket to Athens for travel.


Here, 'atina' (a syntaxical blend for 'atına', 'at'+'ına') means 'to a horse', referring metaphorically to a transformation into a horse in traditional stories.

Geleneksel masallarda sıkça hayalî bir atına dönüşmekle anılan karakterler vardır.

In traditional tales, there are often characters known for turning into a magical horse.