sileno
See also: Sileno and síleno
Ido
Noun
sileno (plural sileni)
- catchfly, campion
Noun
sileno (plural sileni)
- (organic chemistry) silene
Italian
Etymology
From Latin Sīlēnus, from Ancient Greek Σειληνός (Seilēnós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈlɛ.no/
- Rhymes: -ɛno
- Hyphenation: si‧lè‧no
Noun
sileno m (plural sileni)
- (Greek mythology) a human being with equine attributes (usually the ears and tail, sometimes the legs)
- (zoology) lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)
- Synonym: vanderù
Anagrams
- lesino, lesinò, linose
Spanish
Noun
sileno m (plural silenos)
- silene
Further reading
- “sileno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014