selinon

See also: σέλινον

Latin

Alternative forms

• selīnum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σέλῑνον (sélīnon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /seˈliː.non/, [s̠ɛˈlʲiːnɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈli.non/, [seˈliːnon]

Noun

selīnon n (genitive selīnī); second declension

1. parsley
2. buttercup

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	selīnon	selīna
Genitive	selīnī	selīnōrum
Dative	selīnō	selīnīs
Accusative	selīnon	selīna
Ablative	selīnō	selīnīs
Vocative	selīnon	selīna

Further reading

• “selinon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• selinon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.