Seleucus

Seleucus

English

Etymology

From Latin Seleucus, from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈl(j)uːkəs/

Proper noun

Seleucus

1. An Ancient Greek name, in particular borne by the founder of the Seleucid dynasty — Seleucus I Nicator.

Translations

Ancient Greek name

Armenian: Սելեւկոս (Selewkos) Old Armenian: Սելեւկոս (Selewkos) Catalan: Seleuc French: Séleucos German: Seleukos Greek: Σέλευκος (el) (Sélefkos) Ancient: Σέλευκος (Séleukos)

Italian: Seleuco Portuguese: Seleuco Russian: Селевк (Selevk) Spanish: Seleuco

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /seˈleu̯.kus/, [sɛˈɫeu̯.kʊs]

Proper noun

Seleucus m (genitive Seleucī); second declension

1. the name of several kings of Syria (their ancestor, Seleucus Nicator, a general of Alexander the Great after the latter’s death founded the kingdom of the Seleucidae)
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2. the name of a mathematician and confidant of Vespasian
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3. the name of a servant of Quintus Lepta
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4. the name of a player on the cithern
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Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Seleucus
Genitive	Seleucī
Dative	Seleucō
Accusative	Seleucum
Ablative	Seleucō
Vocative	Seleuce

Descendants

• English: Seleucus
• ?Italian: Seleuco
• ?Portuguese: Seleuco

References

• Sĕleucus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Sĕleucus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “1,417/2”

Further reading

• Seleucus on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la