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.

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/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

senectā

  1. ablative feminine singular of senectus
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