senecta

Latin

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /seˈnek.ta/, [s̠ɛˈnɛkt̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈnek.ta/, [seˈnɛkt̪ä]

Noun

senecta f (genitive senectae); first declension

1. old age

Declension

First-declension noun.

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 corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 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

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) senectā

1. ablative feminine singular of senectus