LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

senāculum

senāculum n (genitive senāculī)
Classical[sɛˈnaː.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[seˈnaː.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. place in the Forum for meetings of the Roman Senate
  2. a council hall of the Senate

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesenāculumsenācula
genitivesenāculīsenāculōrum
dativesenāculōsenāculīs
accusativesenāculumsenācula
ablativesenāculōsenāculīs
vocativesenāculumsenācula

sĕnācŭlum, i, n. senatus.
I. Orig., an open place on the Forum, near the Grœcostasis, serving for the meetings of the Senate: senaculum supra Graecostasim, ubi aedis Concordiae et basilica Opimia. Senaculum vocatum, ubi senatus aut ubi seniores consisterent, dictum ut gerusia apud Graecos, Varr. L. L. 5, § 156 Müll.; so Val. Max. 2, 2, 6; Liv. 41, 27, 7.—
II. Later, in gen., for any council-hall of the Senate (including the curiae): senacula tria fuisse Romae, in quibus senatus haberi solitus sit, memoriae prodidit Nicostratus, etc., Fest. p. 347 Müll.; so Lampr. Elag. 4; Vop. Aurel. 49; cf. Becker, Antiq. 1, p. 286.

Origins

From senātus + -culum.

Quick answers

What does senāculum mean in Latin?
senāculum, a noun, means “place in the Forum for meetings of the Roman Senate; a council hall of the Senate”.
What is the genitive of senāculum?
The genitive singular is senāculī. senāculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce senāculum?
In classical Latin, [sɛˈnaː.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [seˈnaː.ku.lum].