Selemnus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ξέλεμνος (Xélemnos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /seˈlem.nus/, [s̠ɛˈɫ̪ɛmnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈlem.nus/, [seˈlɛmnus]

Proper noun

Selemnus m sg (genitive Selemnī); second declension

1. A river of Achaia flowing into the sea near the promontory of Rhium

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Selemnus
Genitive	Selemnī
Dative	Selemnō
Accusative	Selemnum
Ablative	Selemnō
Vocative	Selemne

References

• “Achaia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly