Seneca

See also: Séneca

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɛnəkə/

Etymology 1

From Latin Seneca.

Proper noun

Seneca

  1. A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Roman stoic philosopher, dramatist, and statesman.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Dutch Sennecaas, from Algonquian (probably Mahican [Term?]).

Noun

Seneca (plural Senecas or Seneca)

  1. A member of a tribe of Native Americans in western New York state.
Derived terms
Translations
  • Note: These translations are for the plural form.

Proper noun

Seneca

  1. The Iroquoian language of the Seneca people.
  2. A city in and the county seat of Nemaha County, Kansas, USA
  3. A town in Ontario County, New York, in the United States.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin Seneca.

Proper noun

Seneca m

  1. Seneca (Roman philosopher)

Latin

Proper noun

Seneca m (genitive Senecae); first declension

  1. Seneca (Roman philosopher)

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Seneca Senecae
Genitive Senecae Senecārum
Dative Senecae Senecīs
Accusative Senecam Senecās
Ablative Senecā Senecīs
Vocative Seneca Senecae

Descendants

References

  • 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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