LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Seneca

Seneca m (genitive Senecae)
Classical[ˈsɛ.nɛ.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛː.ne.ka]

Meaning

  1. masculineSeneca (Roman philosopher)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSenecaSenecae
genitiveSenecaeSenecārum
dativeSenecaeSenecīs
accusativeSenecamSenecās
ablativeSenecāSenecīs
vocativeSenecaSenecae

Sĕnĕca, ae, m.,
I. a surname (cognomen) in the gens Annaea. The most famous are,
I. M. Annaeus Seneca, a native of Corduba (in Hispania Baetica), a celebrated rhetorician in the time of Augustus and Tiberius, whose writings (Controversiae and Suasoriae) are now extant only in fragments, Quint. 9, 2, 42; 9, 2, 98; v. Teuffel, Röm. Lit. § 264.—
II. His son, L. Annaeus Seneca, a Stoic philosopher, instructor of Nero; of whom are extant, in prose, philosophical treatises, letters, and a satire upon the Emperor Claudius (Apocolocyntosis), Quint. 10, 1, 125 sqq.; Lact. 5, 9, 19; Tac. A. 12, 8; and in poetry eight tragedies, mostly founded on Greek originals which are still preserved, besides a few epigrams. The poetical works have been by many scholars referred to a later age, but they are now commonly accepted as authentic, Quint. 9, 2, 8; Sid. Carm. 9, 231; v. Teuffel, Röm. Lit. § 282 sqq.

Origins

From senex (“old”).

Descendants
  • EnglishSeneca
  • ItalianSeneca
  • SpanishSéneca
  • Ancient GreekΣενέκας

Quick answers

What does Seneca mean in Latin?
Seneca, a proper noun, means “Seneca (Roman philosopher)”.
What is the genitive of Seneca?
The genitive singular is Senecae. Seneca is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Seneca?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɛ.nɛ.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛː.ne.ka].