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γερουσία

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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γερω​ἵα (gerō​hía)Laconian

Etymology

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Ultimately from γέρων (gérōn, old man). Related to Mycenaean Greek 𐀐𐀫𐀯𐀊 (ke-ro-si-ja)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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γερουσῐ́ᾱ (gerousĭ́āf (genitive γερουσῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. The council of elders, the Senate (especially at Sparta)
  2. A sacred college
    Synonyms: βουλή (boulḗ), ἐκκλησῐ́ᾱ (ekklēsĭ́ā), σῠ́γκλητος (sŭ́nklētos)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Latin: gerusīa

See also

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Further reading

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Greek

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Noun

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γερουσία (gerousíaf (plural γερουσίες)

  1. (government) senate
    Synonym: σύγκλητος (sýgklitos)

Declension

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Declension of γερουσία
singular plural
nominative γερουσία (gerousía) γερουσίες (gerousíes)
genitive γερουσίας (gerousías)
accusative γερουσία (gerousía) γερουσίες (gerousíes)
vocative γερουσία (gerousía) γερουσίες (gerousíes)
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Further reading

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