σελήνη
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Ancient Greek [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From σέλας (selas, “light, glow”)
Pronunciation [edit]
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /selɛ͜ɛ́nɛ͜ɛ/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /sɛléːneː/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /selíni/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /selíni/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /selíni/
Noun [edit]
σελήνη (genitive σελήνης) f, first declension; (selēnē)
Inflection [edit]
First declension of σελήνη, σελήνης
Synonyms [edit]
- μήν (mēn)
References [edit]
Greek [edit]
Noun [edit]
σελήνη (selíni) f
- moon (the Moon, the satellite of planet Earth)
Declension [edit]
declension of σελήνη
Related terms [edit]
- σεληνάκατος f (“lunar module”)
- Σελήνη f (“the Moon”)