# selen
## Bislama
### Etymology

From English shilling.

### Noun

selen
* shilling
* ten vatu
* (by extension) coins, coinage

## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

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

### Noun

selen
* selenium

#### Declension
### References

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

## Czech
### Alternative forms

* selenium

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɛlɛn]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: se‧len

### Noun

selen m inan
* selenium

#### Declension
### 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), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē).

#### Noun

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

##### Inflection
### References

* “selen” in Den Danske Ordbog

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

selen
* definite singular of sele

## Icelandic
### Noun

selen n (genitive singular selens, no plural)
* selenium (chemical element)

#### Declension
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).

#### Noun

selen n (definite singular selenet) (uncountable)
* selenium (chemical element, symbol Se)

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

selen m
* definite singular of sel
* 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)
* selenium (chemical element, symbol Se)

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

selen m
* definite singular of sel
* definite singular of sele

### References

* “selen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Pijin
### Etymology

From English shilling. Compare Bislama selen.

### Noun

selen
* money

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɛ.lɛn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛlɛn
* Syllabification: se‧len

### Noun

selen m inan
* selenium

#### Declension
### Further reading

* selen in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* selen in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* sèlēnij, selenijum

### Noun

sȅlēn m (Cyrillic spelling се̏ле̄н)
* selenium

#### Declension
## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɛléːn/

### Noun

selẹ̑n m inan
* selenium

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “selen”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɛˈleːn/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

selen n
* selenium

#### Declension
### Noun

selen
* definite singular of sele

### References

* selen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* selen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* selen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* Svensk MeSH

### Anagrams

* elens

## Vietnamese
### 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: [se˧˧ lɛn˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [sej˧˧ lɛŋ˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [sej˧˧ lɛŋ˧˧]
* Phonetic spelling: xê len

### Noun

selen
* selenium