selen

See also: Selen, selén, and selen-

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, moon). So called because of its chemical analogy to tellurium (from Latin tellus the earth).

Noun

selen

  1. selenium

Declension

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.lɛn/

Noun

selen m

  1. selenium

Danish

Etymology 1

Noun

selen n (singular definite selenet, not used in plural form)

  1. selenium
Inflection

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

selen

  1. singular definite of sele

Icelandic

Noun

selen n (genitive singular selens, no plural)

  1. selenium (chemical element)

Declension


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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, moon)

Noun

selen n (definite singular selenet) (uncountable)

  1. selenium (chemical element, symbol Se)

Etymology 2

Noun

selen m

  1. definite singular of sel
  2. definite singular of sele

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, moon)

Noun

selen n (definite singular selenet) (uncountable)

  1. selenium (chemical element, symbol Se)

Etymology 2

Noun

selen m

  1. definite singular of sel
  2. definite singular of sele

References


Pijin

Etymology

Possibly from English sell

Noun

selen

  1. money

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.lɛn/
  • (file)

Noun

Chemical element
Se Previous: arsen (As)
Next: brom (Br)

selen m inan

  1. selenium

Declension


Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Noun

selen m (Cyrillic spelling селен)

  1. selenium

Slovene

Chemical element
Se Previous: arzén (As)
Next: bróm (Br)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛˈléːn/
  • Tonal orthography: selẹ̑n

Noun

selén m inan (genitive seléna, uncountable)

  1. selenium

Declension


Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛˈleːn/

Noun

selen n

  1. selenium

Declension

Declension of selen 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative selen selenet
Genitive selens selenets

Vietnamese

Chemical element
Se Previous: asen (As)
Next: brom (Br)

Etymology

Compare German Selen.

Pronunciation

Noun

selen

  1. selenium
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