senecta

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Latin

Etymology 1

Substantivization of the feminine form of senectus (old).

Pronunciation

Noun

senecta f (genitive senectae); first declension

  1. old age
    Synonym: senectūs
    Antonyms: iuventās, iuventa, iuventūs
Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative senecta senectae
Genitive senectae senectārum
Dative senectae senectīs
Accusative senectam senectās
Ablative senectā senectīs
Vocative senecta senectae
Descendants
  • Italian: senetta

References

  • senecta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • senecta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • senecta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

senecta

  1. inflection of senectus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

Adjective

senectā

  1. ablative feminine singular of senectus