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Ido
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
sileno (plural sileni)
- catchfly
- campion (Silene spp. etc.)
Etymology 2
Noun
sileno (plural sileni)
- (organic chemistry) silene
Italian
Etymology
From Latin Sīlēnus, from Ancient Greek Σειληνός (Seilēnós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈlɛ.no/
- Rhymes: -ɛno
- Hyphenation: si‧lè‧no
Noun
sileno m (plural sileni)
- (Greek mythology) a human being with equine attributes (usually the ears and tail, sometimes the legs)
- (zoology) lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)
- Synonym: vanderù
Further reading
- sileno in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- sileno in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- silèno in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- silèno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin Sīlēnus, from Ancient Greek Σειληνός (Seilēnós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈleno/
- Rhymes: -eno
- Syllabification: si‧le‧no
Noun
sileno m (plural silenos)
- silene
Further reading