selenita
Portuguese, noun/se.leˈni.tɐ/
selenita is spelled S-E-L-E-N-I-T-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese, the 100,600th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Selenita is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “selenite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “habitante ou natural da Lua”.
What does selenita mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineselenite
noun
- 1
femininemasculinean inhabitant of Luna, the moon of Terra
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineof Luna, the moon of Terra
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se daquele que supostamente nasceu ou vive na Lua
noun: 1. habitante ou natural da Lua
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of selenita
- selenitas plural
- selenite alternative Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce selenita?
- Brazil /se.leˈni.tɐ/
- Portugal /sɨ.lɨˈni.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to selenita
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is selenita in Portuguese?
selenita appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).