"Seleucus" meaning in English

See Seleucus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˌsɛleˈukəs/ [General-American], /ˌsɛlˈjukəs/ [General-American], /səˈluːkəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /səˈljuːkəs/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From Latin Seleucus, from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|Seleucus}} Latin Seleucus, {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|grc|Σέλευκος}} Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Seleucus
  1. A male given name from Greek, particularly Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Seleucid Empire. Wikipedia link: en:Seleucus Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Related terms: Seleucia, Seleucid Translations (Ancient Greek name): 𒋛𒇻𒊌𒆪 (si-lu-uk-ku) (Akkadian), Σέλευκος (Séleukos) (Ancient Greek), Սելեւկոս (Selewkos) (Armenian), Seleuc (Catalan), Séleucos (French), Seleukos (German), Σέλευκος (Sélefkos) (Greek), Seleuco (Italian), Սելեւկոս (Selewkos) (Old Armenian), Seleuco (Portuguese), Селевк (Selevk) (Russian), Seleuco (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Seleucus-en-name-ll85gCJI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Download JSON data for Seleucus meaning in English (3.2kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "undefined derivations"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "cln"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Seleucus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Seleucus",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "undefined derivations"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "cln"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Σέλευκος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos)",
      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin Seleucus, from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Seleucus",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "English given names",
          "parents": [
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "English male given names",
          "parents": [
            "Male given names",
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English undefined derivations",
          "parents": [
            "Undefined derivations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name from Greek, particularly Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Seleucid Empire."
      ],
      "id": "en-Seleucus-en-name-ll85gCJI",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Seleucid Empire",
          "Seleucid Empire"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Seleucia"
        },
        {
          "word": "Seleucid"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "akk",
          "lang": "Akkadian",
          "roman": "si-lu-uk-ku",
          "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
          "word": "𒋛𒇻𒊌𒆪"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "Selewkos",
          "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
          "word": "Սելեւկոս"
        },
        {
          "code": "xcl",
          "lang": "Old Armenian",
          "roman": "Selewkos",
          "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
          "word": "Սելեւկոս"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
          "word": "Seleuc"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
          "word": "Séleucos"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
          "word": "Seleukos"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Sélefkos",
          "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
          "word": "Σέλευκος"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "Séleukos",
          "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
          "word": "Σέλευκος"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
          "word": "Seleuco"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
          "word": "Seleuco"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Selevk",
          "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
          "word": "Селевк"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
          "word": "Seleuco"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "en:Seleucus"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsɛleˈukəs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsɛlˈjukəs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/səˈluːkəs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/səˈljuːkəs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Seleucus"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "la:Individuals"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "undefined derivations"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "cln"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Seleucus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Seleucus",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "undefined derivations"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "cln"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Σέλευκος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos)",
      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin Seleucus, from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Seleucus",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Seleucia"
    },
    {
      "word": "Seleucid"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English 3-syllable words",
        "English 4-syllable words",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English given names",
        "English lemmas",
        "English male given names",
        "English male given names from Greek",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "English terms derived from Latin",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "English undefined derivations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name from Greek, particularly Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Seleucid Empire."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Seleucid Empire",
          "Seleucid Empire"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "en:Seleucus"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsɛleˈukəs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsɛlˈjukəs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/səˈluːkəs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/səˈljuːkəs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "akk",
      "lang": "Akkadian",
      "roman": "si-lu-uk-ku",
      "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
      "word": "𒋛𒇻𒊌𒆪"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Selewkos",
      "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
      "word": "Սելեւկոս"
    },
    {
      "code": "xcl",
      "lang": "Old Armenian",
      "roman": "Selewkos",
      "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
      "word": "Սելեւկոս"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
      "word": "Seleuc"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
      "word": "Séleucos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
      "word": "Seleukos"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Sélefkos",
      "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
      "word": "Σέλευκος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Séleukos",
      "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
      "word": "Σέλευκος"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
      "word": "Seleuco"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
      "word": "Seleuco"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Selevk",
      "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
      "word": "Селевк"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Ancient Greek name",
      "word": "Seleuco"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Seleucus"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-17 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-01 using wiktextract (0b52755 and 5cb0836). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.