Selleis
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σελλήεις (Sellḗeis).
Pronunciation
- Sellēīs: (Classical) IPA(key): /selˈleː.iːs/, [s̠ɛlˈlʲeːiːs̠]
- Sellēīs: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /selˈle.is/, [selˈlɛːis]
- Selle͡is: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsel.liːs/, [ˈs̠ɛlːʲiːs̠]
- Selle͡is: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsel.lis/, [ˈsɛlːis]
Proper noun
Sellēīs or Selleis m sg (genitive Sellēentos or Sellēentis or Sellentis); third declension
- A river of Elis mentioned by Homer
- A river of Sicyonia mentioned by Strabo
- 1695, Dominicus Aebinga, De oraculo Dodonaeo... , (page 5):
- Circa illud Templum erat fluvius Selleentos nomine expressus et significatus.
- 1701, Christoph Cellarius, Notitia orbis antiqui - Volume 1 , (page 1182):
- Strabo dicit pag. 233 inter Cyllenen et Chelonatam promontorium exire Peneum et Selleenta fluuios
- 1823, E. F. Poppo, Thucydidis de Bello Peloponnesiaco libri octo , ([177]):
- non item quum Peneum et Sellentem inter Chelonatam et Alpheum conlocavit
- 1825, Josephus Iscanus, Dictys Cretensis et Dares Phrygius de bello Trojano , (page 158):
- Urbs Troadis circa Abydum, ad fluvium Sellentem.
Declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant or non-Greek-type or non-Greek-type; two different stems), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sellēīs Selle͡is |
| Genitive | Sellēentos Sellēentis Sellentis |
| Dative | Sellēentī Sellentī |
| Accusative | Sellēenta Sellēentem Sellentem |
| Ablative | Sellēente Sellente |
| Vocative | Sellēīs Selle͡is |
References
- “Selleis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly