Seleucus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Seleucus, from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɛleˈukəs/, /ˌsɛlˈjukəs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səˈluːkəs/, /səˈljuːkəs/
Proper noun[edit]
Seleucus
- A male given name from Greek, particularly Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Seleucid Empire.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Ancient Greek name
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seˈleu̯.kus/, [s̠ɛˈɫ̪ɛu̯kʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seˈleu̯.kus/, [seˈlɛːu̯kus]
Proper noun[edit]
Seleucus m sg (genitive Seleucī); second declension
- 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?)
- the name of a mathematician and confidant of Vespasian
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Tacitus to this entry?)
- the name of a servant of Quintus Lepta
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Cicero to this entry?)
- the name of a player on the cithern
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Juvenal to this entry?)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Seleucus |
Genitive | Seleucī |
Dative | Seleucō |
Accusative | Seleucum |
Ablative | Seleucō |
Vocative | Seleuce |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “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”
Further reading[edit]
- Seleucus on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
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