Seleucus

English

Etymology

From Latin Seleucus, from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈl(j)uːkəs/

Proper noun

Seleucus

  1. An Ancient Greek name, in particular borne by the founder of the Seleucid dynasty — Seleucus I Nicator.

Translations


Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /seˈleu̯.kus/, [sɛˈɫeu̯.kʊs]

Proper noun

Seleucus m (genitive Seleucī); second declension

  1. the name of several kings of Syria (their ancestor, Seleucus Nicator, a general of Alexander the Great after the latter’s death founded the kingdom of the Seleucidae)
    • (Can we find and add a quotation of Junianus Justinus to this entry?)
  2. the name of a mathematician and confidant of Vespasian
    • (Can we find and add a quotation of Tacitus to this entry?)
  3. the name of a servant of Quintus Lepta
    • (Can we find and add a quotation of Cicero to this entry?)
  4. the name of a player on the cithern
    • (Can we find and add a quotation of Juvenal to this entry?)

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Seleucus
Genitive Seleucī
Dative Seleucō
Accusative Seleucum
Ablative Seleucō
Vocative Seleuce

Descendants

References

  • Sĕleucus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Sĕleucus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “1,417/2”

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