English

Proper noun

Seneca

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

Translations

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Seneca

1. A tribe of native Americans in western New York state.
2. The Iroquoian language of the Seneca.
3. A town in Ontario County, New York, in the United States.

Derived terms

• Seneca grass (Hierochloe odorata)
• Seneca oil
• Seneca root
• Seneca snakeroot

Translations

Noun

Seneca ‎(plural Senecas)

1. A person of Seneca heritage.

External links

• Ethnologue entry for Seneca, see

Anagrams

• acenes
• encase
• scæne
• seance, séance

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.

Descendants

• English: Seneca
• Italian: Seneca

References

• Seneca in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Seneca”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.