Sequana

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Latin

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Etymology

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From a Celtic deity who descended from the Proto-Indo-European pantheon,[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (to flow).

Pronunciation

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Sequana Lutetiae

Proper noun

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Sēquana f sg or m sg (genitive Sēquanae); first declension

  1. The Seine (a major river in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Grand Est, Île-de-France and Normandy regions, France)

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Sēquana
Genitive Sēquanae
Dative Sēquanae
Accusative Sēquanam
Ablative Sēquanā
Vocative Sēquana

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ellis, The Ancient World of the Celts

Further reading

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  • 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.