senectud

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin senectūtem. Cognate with Galician senectude.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seneɡˈtud/ [se.neɣ̞ˈt̪uð̞]
• Rhymes: -ud
• Syllabification: se‧nec‧tud

Noun

senectud f (plural senectudes)

1. old age

   Synonym: vejez

See also

• senilidad

Further reading

• “senectud”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024