Sel

See also: sel, SEL, sèl, sêl, šel, -sel, and sel-

Latin

Etymology

Unknown. If the identification with Salobreña is accepted, then perhaps a clipping from Phoenician and cognate with Salambō.

Proper noun

Sel ? (indeclinable)

1. An ancient city in Hispania Baetica, modern Spain, perhaps modern Salobreña.

References

• Sel in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Aubet, Maria Eugenia (2005) “Mainake: the Legend and the New Archaeological Evidence”, in Robin Osborne, Barry Cunliffe, editors, Mediterranean Urbanization, 800–600 BC (Proceedings of the British Academy), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 194

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Sel

1. A municipality of Oppland, Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Sel

1. A municipality of Oppland, Norway

Turkish

Proper noun

Sel

1. a female given name