Sequana
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From a Celtic deity who descended from the Proto-Indo-European pantheon,[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to flow”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈseː.kʷa.na/, [ˈs̠eːkʷänä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈse.kwa.na/, [ˈsɛːkwänä]
Proper noun edit
Sēquana f sg or m sg (genitive Sēquanae); first declension
- the Seine
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Sēquana |
Genitive | Sēquanae |
Dative | Sēquanae |
Accusative | Sēquanam |
Ablative | Sēquanā |
Vocative | Sēquana |
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Ellis, The Ancient World of the Celts
Further reading edit
- “Sequana”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sequana in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.