selen

See also: Selen, selén, and selen-

Bislama

Etymology

From English shilling.

Noun

selen

1. shilling
2. ten vatu
3. (by extension) coins, coinage

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

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

Noun

selen

1. selenium

Declension

Declension of selen

nominative	selen
genitive	selenniñ
dative	selenge
accusative	selenni
locative	selende
ablative	selenden

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Chemical element (edit)
Se Atomic number 34 selen
Classification data Period 4 Group 16 Block p-block Class nonmetal
Previous: ← arsen (As)
Next: brom (Br) →

Alternative forms

• selenium

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛlɛn]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: se‧len

Noun

selen m inan

1. selenium

Declension

Declension of selen (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	selen	seleny
genitive	selenu	selenů
dative	selenu	selenům
accusative	selen	seleny
vocative	selene	seleny
locative	selenu	selenech
instrumental	selenem	seleny

Further reading

• “selen”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “selen”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “selen”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Danish

Chemical element (edit)
Se Atomic number 34 selen
Classification data Period 4 Group 16 Block p-block Class nonmetal
Previous: ← arsen (As)
Next: brom (Br) →

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē).

Noun

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

1. selenium

Inflection

Declension of selen

neuter gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	selen	selenet
genitive	selens	selenets

References

• “selen” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

selen

1. definite singular of sele

Galician

Verb

selen

1. inflection of selar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Icelandic

Chemical element (edit)
Se Atomic number 34 selen
Classification data Period 4 Group 16 Block p-block Class nonmetal
Previous: ← arsen (As)
Next: bróm (Br) →

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛːlɛn]

Noun

selen n (genitive singular selens, no plural)

1. selenium (chemical element)

Declension

Declension of selen (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	selen	selenið
accusative	selen	selenið
dative	seleni	seleninu
genitive	selens	selensins

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

• “selen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Anagrams

• lenes, lense, nesle, -elsen

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

• “selen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

• sylen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.len/

Noun

selen f

1. grant, gift; tribute
2. munificence

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	selen	selena, selene
accusative	selene	selena, selene
genitive	selene	selena
dative	selene	selenum

Further reading

• John R. Clark Hall (1916), “selen”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan, page 260
• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “selen”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Pijin

Etymology

From English shilling. Compare Bislama selen.

Noun

selen

1. money

References

• Jourdan, Christine with Maebiru, Ellen (2002), “selen”, in Pijin: A trilingual cultural dictionary (Pacific Linguistics; 526), Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 203

Polish

Chemical element (edit)
Se Atomic number 34 selen
Classification data Period 4 Group 16 Block p-block Class nonmetal
Previous: ← arsen (As)
Next: brom (Br) →

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.lɛn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛlɛn
• Syllabification: se‧len

Noun

selen m inan

1. selenium

Declension

Declension of selen

	singular
nominative	selen
genitive	selenu
dative	selenowi
accusative	selen
instrumental	selenem
locative	selenie
vocative	selenie

Further reading

• “selen”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “selen”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• sèlēnij, selenijum

Noun

sȅlēn m inan (Cyrillic spelling се̏ле̄н)

1. selenium

Declension

    Declension of selen

	singular	plural
nominative	selen	seleni
genitive	selena	selena
dative	selenu	selenima
accusative	selen	selene
vocative	selenu	seleni
locative	selenu	selenima
instrumental	selenom	selenima

Slovene

Chemical element (edit)
Se Atomic number 34 selen
Classification data Period 4 Group 16 Block p-block Class nonmetal
Previous: ← arzen (As)
Next: brom (Br) →

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛléːn/

Noun

selẹ̑n m inan

1. selenium

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	selén
genitive	seléna
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	selén
genitive (rodȋlnik)	seléna
dative (dajȃlnik)	selénu
accusative (tožȋlnik)	selén
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	selénu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	selénom

Further reading

• “selen”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Swedish

Chemical element (edit)
Se Atomic number 34 selen
Classification data Period 4 Group 16 Block p-block Class nonmetal
Previous: ← arsenik (As)
Next: brom (Br) →

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛˈleːn/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

selen n

1. selenium

Declension

Declension of selen

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	selen	selens
	definite	selenet	selenets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Noun

selen

1. definite singular of sele

References

• “selen”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “selen”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “selen”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH

Anagrams

• elens

Vietnamese

Chemical element (edit)
Se Atomic number 34 selen
Classification data Period 4 Group 16 Block p-block Class nonmetal
Previous: ← asen (As)
Next: brom (Br) →

Etymology

Compare German Selen. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [se˧˧ lɛn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sej˧˧ lɛŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sej˧˧ lɛŋ˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: xê len

Noun

selen

1. selenium