proper noun · femininethird declension
Selīnūs
Selīnūs f sg (genitive Selīnūntis)
Classical[sɛˈliː.nuːs]Ecclesiastical[seˈliː.nus]
Meaning
- Selinunte
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Selīnūs | — |
| genitive | Selīnūntis | — |
| dative | Selīnūntī | — |
| accusative | Selīnūntem | — |
| ablative | Selīnūnte | — |
| vocative | Selīnūs | — |
| locative | Selīnūntī Selīnūnte | — |
Sĕlīnūs, untis, f., = Σελινοῦς.
I. A town on the coast of Sicily, near Lilybœum, now Pileri:
palmosa, Verg. A. 3, 705; Sil. 14, 201.—Hence, 1. Sĕlīnūsĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Selinus, Selinusian:
creta, Vitr. 7, 14; Plin. 35, 6, 27, § 46; 35, 16, 56, § 194.—2. Sĕlīnuntĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Selinus, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.—
II. A town on the coast of Cilicia, now Selinty, Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 92; Liv. 33, 20, 5.—Also, a river near it of the same name, Luc. 8, 260.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Σελινοῦς (Selinoûs).
Descendants
- ItalianSelinunte
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographySelinusSelinus (Σελινοῦς: Eth. Σελωούντιος, Eth. Selinuntius: Ru. at Torre dei Pulci), one of the most important of the Greek colonies in Sicily, situated on…GeographySelinusSelinus (Σελινοῦς: Eth. Σελινούντιος or Eth. Σελινούσιος: Selenti), a port-town on the west coast of Cilicia, at the mouth of a small river of the sam…GeographySelinusSelinus (Σελινοῦς) 1. A village in the north of Laconia, described by Pausanias as 20 stadia from Geronthrae; but as Pausanias seems not to have visit…