English Explanatory Dictionary

Selene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The goddess of the Moon.
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  3. The Moon.

Pronunciation

sĭlēʹnĭ /sɪˈliːni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Selene.wav /səˈlini/

Word forms

Selene

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, proper noun), from σέλας (sélas, “light”).

Related words

Selena selenography selenology selenium selenite Endymion Luna

Derived words

Selenian Selenite

Translations

Armenian: Սելենե Bactrian: Ϲαληνη Bulgarian: Селена Catalan: Selene Chinese Mandarin: 塞勒涅 Esperanto: Seleno French: Séléné Georgian: სელენე Greek: Σελήνη Ancient Greek: Σελήνη Hindi: सिलीनी Inuktitut: ᓯᓖᓂ Italian: Selene Japanese: セレーネー Korean: 셀레네 Portuguese: Selene Russian: Селе́на Spanish: Selene Ukrainian: Селе́на
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