proper nounthird declension
Senonēs
Senonēs or Sēnōnēs m pl (genitive Senonum or Sēnōnum)
Meaning
- a Gaulish tribe
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Senonēs |
| genitive | — | Senonum |
| dative | — | Senonibus |
| accusative | — | Senonēs |
| ablative | — | Senonibus |
| vocative | — | Senonēs |
Sĕnŏnes or Sēnōnes, um, m., = Σένονες or Σήνωνες.
I. A people in Gallia Lugdunensis, whose chief city was Agendicum, now Sens, Caes. B. G. 5, 54; 5, 56; 6, 2 sq.; 6, 44; 7, 4 al.; Plin. 4, 18, 32, § 107; Juv. 8, 234; Sil. 4, 160; Eutr. 10, 7.—In sing.: Sĕno, ŏnis, m., one of the Senones:
Drappeten Senonem, Hirt. B. G. 8, 30.—II. A people in Gallia Cisalpina, sprung from the above, Liv. 5, 35; 10, 26; Plin. 3, 15, 20, § 116.—Hence, Sĕnŏnĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Senones:
bellum, Gell. 17, 21, 21.Origins
From Ancient Greek Σένονες (Sénones), also found as Σήνωνες (Sḗnōnes), from Gaulish *Senones, from Proto-Celtic *senos (“old”).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographySenonesEth. Senones (Σένονες, Σέννονες, Steph. B. sub voce. Polybius (2.17) names the Italian Senones, Σήνωνες. The Roman poets make the penultima short:-- U…GeographySenonesEth. Senones (Σήνωνες), a nation of Gaulish origin, which was settled in Italy, on the coast of the Adriatic, extending from the river Aesis (Esino), …