sileno

== Ido == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /siˈleno/ Rhymes: -eno === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== sileno (plural sileni) catchfly campion (Silene spp. etc.) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== sileno (plural sileni) (organic chemistry) silene == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin Sīlēnus, from Ancient Greek Σῑληνός (Sīlēnós). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /siˈlɛ.no/ Rhymes: -ɛno Hyphenation: si‧lè‧no === Noun === sileno m (plural sileni) (Greek mythology) a human being with equine attributes (usually the ears and tail, sometimes the legs) (zoology) lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) Synonym: vanderù === Further reading === sileno in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli) sileno in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa silèno in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication silèno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === lesino, lesinò, linose == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin Sīlēnus, from Ancient Greek Σῑληνός (Sīlēnós). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /siˈleno/ [siˈle.no] Rhymes: -eno Syllabification: si‧le‧no === Noun === sileno m (plural silenos) silene === Further reading === “sileno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025