"selenium" meaning in Latin

See selenium in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [sɛˈɫeː.ni.ũː] [Classical-Latin], [seˈlɛː.ni.um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “moon”) + -ium. Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|Σελήνη|t=moon}} Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “moon”), {{af|la|-ium|id1=element}} -ium Head templates: {{la-noun|selēnium<2.-ium>}} selēnium n (genitive selēniī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|selēnium<2.-ium>}} Forms: selēnium [canonical, neuter], selēniī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], selēnium [nominative, singular], selēnia [nominative, plural], selēniī [genitive, singular], selēniōrum [genitive, plural], selēniō [dative, singular], selēniīs [dative, plural], selēnium [accusative, singular], selēnia [accusative, plural], selēniō [ablative, singular], selēniīs [ablative, plural], selēnium [singular, vocative], selēnia [plural, vocative]
  1. (New Latin) selenium Tags: New-Latin, declension-2
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