Селена
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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Селе́на • (Seléna) f anim (genitive Селе́ны, nominative plural Селе́ны, genitive plural Селе́н)
- Selena (goddess of the moon)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Selena or Selene
Declension
Declension of Селе́на (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
References
- Krysin, L. M. (2006) “Селена”, in Tolkovyj slovarʹ inojazyčnyx slov [Explanatory Dictionary of Foreign Words] (in Russian), Moscow: Eksmo
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Сѐле̄на f (Latin spelling Sèlēna)
- Selene (Greek goddess)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Selena or Selene