Seneca

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See also: Séneca

Translingual

Proper noun

Seneca f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pyralidae – synonym of Acrobasis.

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English

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Pronunciation

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.
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Etymology 2

From Dutch Sennecaas, from Algonquian (probably Mahican ).

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Noun

Seneca (plural Senecas or Seneca)

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

Proper noun

Seneca

  1. The Iroquoian language of the Seneca people.
  2. A number of places in the United States, including:
    1. A city, the county seat of Nemaha County, Kansas.
    2. A town in Ontario County, New York.
    3. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Crawford County, Wisconsin.
    4. A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
    5. A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
    6. A town in Wood County, Wisconsin.

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Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Seneca.

Proper noun

Seneca m

  1. Seneca (Roman philosopher)

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Latin

Etymology

From senex (“old”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Seneca m (genitive Senecae); first declension

  1. Seneca (Roman philosopher)

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Seneca Senecae
genitive Senecae Senecārum
dative Senecae Senecīs
accusative Senecam Senecās
ablative Senecā Senecīs
vocative Seneca Senecae

Descendants

  • English: Seneca
  • Ancient Greek: Σενέκας (Senékas)
  • Italian: Seneca

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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