Σελήνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Σεληναία (Selēnaía)

Etymology

From σελήνη (selḗnē).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Σελήνη (Selḗnē) f (genitive Σελήνης); first declension

  1. the earth's Moon
  2. (Greek mythology) Selene, goddess of the Moon

Inflection

The personal name rarely takes a definite article.

Derived terms

  • σεληνιακός (selēniakós)
  • σεληνιασμός (selēniasmós)
  • σεληνολογία (selēnología)
  • σεληνογραφία (selēnographía)
  • σεληνόφως (selēnóphōs)

Descendants

See also

Further reading

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,025

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈlini/
  • Hyphenation: σε‧λή‧νη
  • Homophone: σελίνι (selíni)

Proper noun

Σελήνη (Selíni) f

  1. (formal, literary, poetic) Moon (the earth's orbiting satellite)

Declension

Synonyms

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