Seleucus
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Seleucus, from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɛleˈukəs/, /ˌsɛlˈjukəs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səˈluːkəs/, /səˈljuːkəs/
Proper noun edit
Seleucus
- A male given name from Greek, particularly Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Seleucid Empire.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
Ancient Greek name
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seˈleu̯.kus/, [s̠ɛˈɫ̪ɛu̯kʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seˈleu̯.kus/, [seˈlɛːu̯kus]
Proper noun edit
Seleucus m sg (genitive Seleucī); second declension
- the name of several kings of Syria (their ancestor, Seleucus Nicator, a general of Alexander the Great after the latter’s death founded the kingdom of the Seleucidae)
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- the name of a mathematician and confidant of Vespasian
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- the name of a servant of Quintus Lepta
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- the name of a player on the cithern
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Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Seleucus |
| Genitive | Seleucī |
| Dative | Seleucō |
| Accusative | Seleucum |
| Ablative | Seleucō |
| Vocative | Seleuce |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “Sĕleucus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sĕleucus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.: “1,417/2”
Further reading edit
Seleucus on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
