Sequana
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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.
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- Latin terms derived from Celtic languages
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin 3-syllable words
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- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin masculine nouns in the first declension
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