senecta

Latin

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sɛˈnɛk.ta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [seˈnɛk.ta]

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