silène

See also: silene, Silene, Silène, and šíleně

French

Etymology

From Middle French silene, from Latin sīlēnus (“silen”), named after Sīlēnus (“Silenus”), from Ancient Greek Σῑληνός (Sīlēnós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.lɛn/

Noun

silène m (plural silènes)

  1. (Greek mythology) silen
  2. campion (of the genus Silene)
  3. great banded grayling (Brintesia circe)

Further reading

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