selen

See also: Selen, selén, and selen-

Bislama

Etymology

From English shilling.

Noun

selen

1. shilling
2. ten vatu
3. (by extension) coins, coinage

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”). So called because of its chemical analogy to tellurium (from Latin tellus the earth).

Noun

selen

1. selenium

Declension

Declension of selen

nominative	selen
genitive	selenniñ
dative	selenge
accusative	selenni
locative	selende
ablative	selenden

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.lɛn/

Noun

1. selenium

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Danish

Etymology 1

Noun

selen n (singular definite selenet, not used in plural form)

1. selenium

Inflection

Declension of selen

neuter gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	selen	selenet
genitive	selens	selenets

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

selen

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of sele

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Icelandic

Noun

selen n (genitive singular selens, no plural)

1. selenium (chemical element)

Declension

declension of selen

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	selen	selenið
accusative	selen	selenið
dative	seleni	seleninu
genitive	selens	selensins

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”)

Noun

selen n (definite singular selenet) (uncountable)

1. selenium (chemical element, symbol Se)

Etymology 2

Noun

selen m

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of sel
2. definite singular of sele

References

• “selen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”)

Noun

selen n (definite singular selenet) (uncountable)

1. selenium (chemical element, symbol Se)

Etymology 2

Noun

selen m

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of sel
2. definite singular of sele

References

• “selen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Pijin

Etymology

From English shilling. Compare Bislama selen.

Noun

selen

1. money

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.lɛn/

• Audio:

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Noun

Chemical element
Se
Previous: arsen (As)
Next: brom (Br)

selen m inan

1. selenium

Declension

Declension of selen

	singular
nominative	selen
genitive	selenu
dative	selenowi
accusative	selen
instrumental	selenem
locative	selenie
vocative	selenie

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• selenij
• selenijum

Noun

selen m (Cyrillic spelling селен)

1. selenium

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Slovene

Chemical element
Se
Previous: arzén (As)
Next: bróm (Br)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛléːn/

Noun

selẹ̑n m inan

1. selenium

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	selén
genitive	seléna
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	selén
genitive (rodȋlnik)	seléna
dative (dajȃlnik)	selénu
accusative (tožȋlnik)	selén
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	selénu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	selénom

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛˈleːn/

Noun

selen n

1. selenium

Declension

Declension of selen
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	selen	selenet	—	—
Genitive	selens	selenets	—	—

Anagrams

• elens

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Vietnamese

Chemical element
Se
Previous: asen (As)
Next: brom (Br)

Etymology

Compare German Selen. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [se˧˧ lɛn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sej˧˧ lɛŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sej˧˧ lɛŋ˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: xê len

Noun

selen

1. selenium