"Σελήνη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Σελήνη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /se.lɛ̌ː.nɛː/, /seˈli.ni/, /seˈli.ni/, /se.lɛ̌ː.nɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /seˈle̝.ne̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /seˈli.ni/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /seˈli.ni/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /seˈli.ni/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From σελήνη (selḗnē). Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Σελήνης|f|first}} Σελήνη • (Selḗnē) f (genitive Σελήνης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Σελήνη|ης|form=F-sing}} Forms: Selḗnē [romanization], Σελήνης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ Σελήνη [nominative, singular], τῆς Σελήνης [genitive, singular], τῇ Σελήνῃ [dative, singular], τὴν Σελήνην [accusative, singular], Σελήνη [singular, vocative]
  1. the earth's Moon
    Sense id: en-Σελήνη-grc-name-Orew-TkC
  2. (Greek mythology) Selene, goddess of the Moon Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek deities
    Sense id: en-Σελήνη-grc-name-lKDNnc3x Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the first declension, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the first declension: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Μήνη (Mḗnē), Σεληναία (Selēnaía) Derived forms: σεληνιακός (selēniakós), σεληνιασμός (selēniasmós), σεληνολογία (selēnología), σεληνογραφία (selēnographía), σεληνόφως (selēnóphōs)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "selēniakós",
      "word": "σεληνιακός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "selēniasmós",
      "word": "σεληνιασμός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "selēnología",
      "word": "σεληνολογία"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "selēnographía",
      "word": "σεληνογραφία"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "selēnóphōs",
      "word": "σεληνόφως"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "Σελήνη",
            "g": "f"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: Σελήνη f (Selíni)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: Σελήνη f (Selíni)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "Selene"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin: Selene",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin: Selene"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Turkish: Selene"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From σελήνη (selḗnē).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Selḗnē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Σελήνης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ Σελήνη",
      "roman": "hē Selḗnē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς Σελήνης",
      "roman": "tês Selḗnēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ Σελήνῃ",
      "roman": "têi Selḗnēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν Σελήνην",
      "roman": "tḕn Selḗnēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Σελήνη",
      "roman": "Selḗnē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Σελήνης",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first"
      },
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      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Σελήνη",
        "2": "ης",
        "form": "F-sing"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the earth's Moon"
      ],
      "id": "en-Σελήνη-grc-name-Orew-TkC",
      "links": [
        [
          "Moon",
          "Moon"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Greek deities",
          "orig": "grc:Greek deities",
          "parents": [
            "Gods",
            "Greek mythology",
            "Religion",
            "Ancient Greece",
            "Mythology",
            "Culture",
            "Ancient Europe",
            "Ancient Near East",
            "History of Greece",
            "Society",
            "Ancient history",
            "History of Europe",
            "Ancient Asia",
            "Greece",
            "History of Asia",
            "All topics",
            "History",
            "Europe",
            "Asia",
            "Fundamental",
            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 87",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Selene, goddess of the Moon"
      ],
      "id": "en-Σελήνη-grc-name-lKDNnc3x",
      "links": [
        [
          "Greek",
          "Greek"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "Selene",
          "Selene"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Greek mythology) Selene, goddess of the Moon"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Greek"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/se.lɛ̌ː.nɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seˈli.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seˈli.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se.lɛ̌ː.nɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seˈle̝.ne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seˈli.ni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seˈli.ni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seˈli.ni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Mḗnē",
      "word": "Μήνη"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Selēnaía",
      "word": "Σεληναία"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Σελήνη"
}
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    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the first declension",
    "Ancient Greek first-declension proper nouns",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek proper nouns",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "selēniakós",
      "word": "σεληνιακός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "selēniasmós",
      "word": "σεληνιασμός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "selēnología",
      "word": "σεληνολογία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "selēnographía",
      "word": "σεληνογραφία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "selēnóphōs",
      "word": "σεληνόφως"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
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            "2": "Σελήνη",
            "g": "f"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: Σελήνη f (Selíni)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "Selene"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin: Selene",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin: Selene"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Turkish: Selene"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From σελήνη (selḗnē).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Selḗnē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Σελήνης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ Σελήνη",
      "roman": "hē Selḗnē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς Σελήνης",
      "roman": "tês Selḗnēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ Σελήνῃ",
      "roman": "têi Selḗnēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν Σελήνην",
      "roman": "tḕn Selḗnēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Σελήνη",
      "roman": "Selḗnē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Σελήνης",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "Σελήνη • (Selḗnē) f (genitive Σελήνης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Σελήνη",
        "2": "ης",
        "form": "F-sing"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the earth's Moon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Moon",
          "Moon"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Greek deities"
      ],
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        "Selene, goddess of the Moon"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "Selene",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(Greek mythology) Selene, goddess of the Moon"
      ],
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        "Greek"
      ],
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        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/se.lɛ̌ː.nɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seˈli.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seˈli.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se.lɛ̌ː.nɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seˈle̝.ne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seˈli.ni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seˈli.ni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seˈli.ni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "Mḗnē",
      "word": "Μήνη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Selēnaía",
      "word": "Σεληναία"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Σελήνη"
}

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