Selinus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σελινοῦς (Selinoûs).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Selīnūs f sg (genitive Selīnūntis); third declension

  1. Selinunte

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Selīnūs
genitive Selīnūntis
dative Selīnūntī
accusative Selīnūntem
ablative Selīnūnte
vocative Selīnūs
locative Selīnūntī
Selīnūnte

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: Selinunte

References

  • Selinus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Selinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.