English

Proper noun

Seleucus

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

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Borrowing 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.

Descendants

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

References

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