Seneca
See also: Séneca
Translingual
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editSeneca f
References
edit- Seneca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editProper noun
editSeneca
- A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Roman stoic philosopher, dramatist, and statesman.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editRoman cognomen
Etymology 2
editFrom Dutch Sennecaas, from Algonquian (probably Mahican [Term?]).
Noun
editSeneca (plural Senecas or Seneca)
- A member of a tribe of Native Americans in western New York state.
Derived terms
editTranslations
edit- Note: These translations are for the plural form.
tribe
Proper noun
editSeneca
- The Iroquoian language of the Seneca people.
- A number of places in the United States, including:
- A city, the county seat of Nemaha County, Kansas
- A town in Ontario County, New York.
- A town and unincorporated community therein, in Crawford County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Wood County, Wisconsin.
References
edit- “Seneca”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Seneca”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Seneca” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
Further reading
edit- Ethnologue entry for Seneca, see
See also
editAnagrams
editItalian
editEtymology
editProper noun
editSeneca m
- Seneca (Roman philosopher)
Anagrams
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom senex (“old”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈse.ne.ka/, [ˈs̠ɛnɛkä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈse.ne.ka/, [ˈsɛːnekä]
Proper noun
editSeneca m (genitive Senecae); first declension
- Seneca (Roman philosopher)
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Seneca | Senecae |
Genitive | Senecae | Senecārum |
Dative | Senecae | Senecīs |
Accusative | Senecam | Senecās |
Ablative | Senecā | Senecīs |
Vocative | Seneca | Senecae |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “Seneca”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Seneca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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