Σελήνη

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See also: σελήνη and σελίνι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From σελήνη (selḗnē).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Σελήνη • (Selḗnē) f (genitive Σελήνης); first declension

  1. the earth's Moon
  2. (Greek mythology) Selene, goddess of the Moon

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Σελήνη; τῆς Σελήνης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Σελήνη
hē Selḗnē
Genitive τῆς Σελήνης
tês Selḗnēs
Dative τῇ Σελήνῃ
têi Selḗnēi
Accusative τὴν Σελήνην
tḕn Selḗnēn
Vocative Σελήνη
Selḗnē
Notes:

The personal name rarely takes a definite article.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Σελήνη f (Selíni)
  • Latin: Selene
  • Turkish: Selene

See also

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Σελήνη • (Selíni) f

  1. (astronomy, formal, literary, poetic) Moon (the earth's orbiting satellite)
    Synonym: (vernacular) φεγγάρι (fengári)

Declension

singular
nominative Σελήνη (Selíni)
genitive Σελήνης (Selínis)
accusative Σελήνη (Selíni)
vocative Σελήνη (Selíni)

Further reading

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