selenita

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sə.ləˈni.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [se.leˈni.ta]

Noun

selenita f (plural selenites)

1. (mineralogy) selenite

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.leˈni.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.leˈni.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.leˈni.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.lɨˈni.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: se‧le‧ni‧ta

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• selenite (Portugal)

Noun

selenita f (plural selenitas) (Brazilian spelling)

1. (mineralogy) selenite

Etymology 2

Noun

selenita m or f by sense (plural selenitas)

1. (science fiction) an inhabitant of Luna, the moon of Terra

Adjective

selenita m or f (plural selenitas)

1. (science fiction, relational) of Luna, the moon of Terra

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seleˈnita/ [se.leˈni.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: se‧le‧ni‧ta

Noun

selenita f (plural selenitas)

1. (mineralogy) selenite
2. (science fiction) an inhabitant of Luna, the moon of Terra

Adjective

selenita

1. (science fiction) pertaining to the inhabitants of or relative to Luna, the moon of Terra

Further reading

• “selenita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014