senecta

senecta

Latin

Etymology 1

Substantivization of the feminine form of senectus (“old”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /seˈnek.ta/, [sɛˈnɛk.ta]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈnek.ta/

Noun

senecta f (genitive senectae); first declension

1. old age

Inflection

First declension.

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 main entry.

Adjective

senecta

1. nominative feminine singular of senectus
2. nominative neuter plural of senectus
3. accusative neuter plural of senectus
4. vocative feminine singular of senectus
5. nominative neuter plural of senectus

senectā

1. ablative feminine singular of senectus