senil

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin senīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [səˈnil]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [seˈnil]

Adjective

senil m or f (masculine and feminine plural senils)

1. senile

Derived terms

• senilitat

Further reading

• “senil”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Danish

Etymology

From Latin senīlis.

Adjective

senil (neuter senilt, plural and definite singular attributive senile)

1. senile

   Synonym: forkalket

Inflection

Inflection of senil

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	senil	mere senil	mest senil2
indefinite neuter singular	senilt	mere senil	mest senil2
plural	senile	mere senil	mest senil2
definite attributive1	senile	mere senil	mest senile

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• senilitet
• præsenil

References

• “senil” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adjective

senil (strong nominative masculine singular seniler, comparative seniler, superlative am senilsten)

1. senile

   Synonym: greisenhaft

Declension

Positive forms of senil

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist senil	sie ist senil	es ist senil	sie sind senil
strong declension (without article)	nominative	seniler	senile	seniles	senile
	genitive	senilen	seniler	senilen	seniler
	dative	senilem	seniler	senilem	senilen
	accusative	senilen	senile	seniles	senile
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der senile	die senile	das senile	die senilen
	genitive	des senilen	der senilen	des senilen	der senilen
	dative	dem senilen	der senilen	dem senilen	den senilen
	accusative	den senilen	die senile	das senile	die senilen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein seniler	eine senile	ein seniles	(keine) senilen
	genitive	eines senilen	einer senilen	eines senilen	(keiner) senilen
	dative	einem senilen	einer senilen	einem senilen	(keinen) senilen
	accusative	einen senilen	eine senile	ein seniles	(keine) senilen

Comparative forms of senil

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist seniler	sie ist seniler	es ist seniler	sie sind seniler
strong declension (without article)	nominative	senilerer	senilere	senileres	senilere
	genitive	senileren	senilerer	senileren	senilerer
	dative	senilerem	senilerer	senilerem	senileren
	accusative	senileren	senilere	senileres	senilere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der senilere	die senilere	das senilere	die senileren
	genitive	des senileren	der senileren	des senileren	der senileren
	dative	dem senileren	der senileren	dem senileren	den senileren
	accusative	den senileren	die senilere	das senilere	die senileren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein senilerer	eine senilere	ein senileres	(keine) senileren
	genitive	eines senileren	einer senileren	eines senileren	(keiner) senileren
	dative	einem senileren	einer senileren	einem senileren	(keinen) senileren
	accusative	einen senileren	eine senilere	ein senileres	(keine) senileren

Superlative forms of senil

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am senilsten	sie ist am senilsten	es ist am senilsten	sie sind am senilsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	senilster	senilste	senilstes	senilste
	genitive	senilsten	senilster	senilsten	senilster
	dative	senilstem	senilster	senilstem	senilsten
	accusative	senilsten	senilste	senilstes	senilste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der senilste	die senilste	das senilste	die senilsten
	genitive	des senilsten	der senilsten	des senilsten	der senilsten
	dative	dem senilsten	der senilsten	dem senilsten	den senilsten
	accusative	den senilsten	die senilste	das senilste	die senilsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein senilster	eine senilste	ein senilstes	(keine) senilsten
	genitive	eines senilsten	einer senilsten	eines senilsten	(keiner) senilsten
	dative	einem senilsten	einer senilsten	einem senilsten	(keinen) senilsten
	accusative	einen senilsten	eine senilste	ein senilstes	(keine) senilsten

Related terms

• Senilität

Further reading

• “senil” in Duden online
• “senil”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin senīlis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈniw/ [seˈniʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈnil/ [sɨˈniɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈnil/ [sɨˈniɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈni.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
• Hyphenation: se‧nil

Adjective

senil m or f (plural senis)

1. senile (of, or relating to old age)
2. (often offensive) senile (exhibiting the deterioration of the mind)

Related terms

• senhor
• senilidade

Further reading

• “senil”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “senil”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French senile, from Latin senilis.

Adjective

senil m or n (feminine singular senilă, masculine plural senili, feminine/neuter plural senile)

1. senile

Declension

Declension of senil

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	senil		senilă	senili	senile
	definite	senilul		senila	senilii	senilele
genitive- dative	indefinite	senil		senile	senili	senile
	definite	senilului		senilei	senililor	senilelor

Related terms

• senilitate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin senīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈnil/ [seˈnil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: se‧nil

Adjective

senil m or f (masculine and feminine plural seniles)

1. senile

Derived terms

• loro senil
• senilidad

Further reading

• “senil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin senīlis.

Adjective

senil (comparative senilare, superlative senilast)

1. senile (exhibiting the deterioration of the mind)

Declension

Inflection of senil

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	senil	senilare	senilast
neuter singular	senilt	senilare	senilast
plural	senila	senilare	senilast
masculine plural2	senile	senilare	senilast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	senile	senilare	senilaste
all	senila	senilare	senilaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• senilitet

Further reading

• “senil”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “senil”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “senil”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)