Seleucus

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Etymology

From Latin Seleucus, from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Seleucus

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, particularly Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Seleucid Empire.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Seleucus m sg (genitive Seleucī); second declension

  1. 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)
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  2. the name of a mathematician and confidant of Vespasian
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  3. the name of a servant of Quintus Lepta
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  4. the name of a player on the cithern
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Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Seleucus
genitive Seleucī
dative Seleucō
accusative Seleucum
ablative Seleucō
vocative Seleuce

Descendants

  • English: Seleucus
  • ?Italian: Seleuco
  • ?Portuguese: Seleuco

References

  • 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

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