Senones
See also: senones
English
Etymology
Via Latin from Ancient Greek Σήνωνες (Sḗnōnes), originally the capital of the Gaulish people of the same name.
Noun
Senones pl (plural only)
- A Gaulish tribe in the Roman period.
Anagrams
- Essonne, oneness
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σένονες (Sénones), also found as Σήνωνες (Sḗnōnes), from Gaulish Senones, from Proto-Celtic *senos (“old”).[1]
Proper noun
Senonēs or Sēnōnēs m pl (genitive Senonum or Sēnōnum); third declension
- a Gaulish tribe
Declension
Third-declension noun (two different stems), plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Senonēs Sēnōnēs |
| Genitive | Senonum Sēnōnum |
| Dative | Senonibus Sēnōnibus |
| Accusative | Senonēs Sēnōnēs |
| Ablative | Senonibus Sēnōnibus |
| Vocative | Senonēs Sēnōnēs |
References
- “Senones”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Koch, John: Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Vol. 1-, Volume 2, p. 1027