proper nounthird declension
Sellēīs
Sellēīs or Selleis m sg (genitive Sellēentos or Sellēentis or Sellentis)
Classical[sɛlˈleː.iːs]Ecclesiastical[selˈlɛː.is]
Meaning
- A river of Elis mentioned by Homer
- A river of Sicyonia mentioned by Strabo
Circa illud Templum erat fluvius Selleentos nomine expressus et significatus.
1695, Dominicus Aebinga, De oraculo Dodonaeo... (page 5)Strabo dicit pag. 233 inter Cyllenen et Chelonatam promontorium exire Peneum et Selleenta fluuios
1701, Christoph Cellarius, Notitia orbis antiqui - Volume 1 (page 1182)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sellēīs | — |
| genitive | Sellēentos Sellēentis, Sellentis | — |
| dative | Sellēentī Sellentī | — |
| accusative | Sellēenta Sellēentem, Sellentem | — |
| ablative | Sellēente Sellente | — |
| vocative | Sellēīs Sellēī | — |
Origins
From Ancient Greek Σελλήεις (Sellḗeis).