Selen

See also: selen, selén, and selen-

German

Etymology

From French sélénium, the name coined by Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius in 1818 from Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [zeˈleːn]
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Noun

Selen n (genitive Selens, no plural)

  1. selenium

Declension
Declension of Selen (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Selen
genitive eines des Selens
dative einem dem Selen
accusative ein das Selen

Coordinate terms
  • (Chemical Element): Previous: Arsen. Next: Brom

Further reading

German Low German

Noun

Selen f

  1. plural of Seel

Luxembourgish
Chemical element
Se Previous: Arsen (As)
Next: Brom (Br)

Noun

Selen ? (uncountable)

  1. selenium
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