Σεληναίη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Σεληναία (Selēnaía) — Ionic
• Σελαναία (Selanaía) — Doric

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /se.lɛː.nǎi̯.ɛː/ → /se.liˈnɛ.i/ → /se.liˈne.i/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /se.lɛː.nǎi̯.ɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /se.le̝ˈnɛ.e̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /se.liˈnɛ.i/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /se.liˈne.i/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /se.liˈne.i/

Proper noun

Σεληναίη • (Selēnaíē) f (genitive Σεληναίης); first declension

1. Epic, Ionic, and poetic form of Σελήνη (Selḗnē)

Inflection

First declension of Σεληναίη; Σεληναίης (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Σεληναίη Selēnaíē
Genitive	Σεληναίης Selēnaíēs
Dative	Σεληναίῃ Selēnaíēi
Accusative	Σεληναίην Selēnaíēn
Vocative	Σεληναίη Selēnaíē
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First declension of ἡ Σεληναίη; τῆς Σεληναίης (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Σεληναίη hē Selēnaíē
Genitive	τῆς Σεληναίης tês Selēnaíēs
Dative	τῇ Σεληναίῃ têi Selēnaíēi
Accusative	τὴν Σεληναίην tḕn Selēnaíēn
Vocative	Σεληναίη Selēnaíē
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

• “Σεληναίη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Σεληναίη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press