noun · femininefirst declension
senecta
senecta f (genitive senectae)
Classical[sɛˈnɛk.ta]Ecclesiastical[seˈnɛk.ta]
Meaning
- feminineold age
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
aetās senissenecta -ae (f) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 8, 12, 18
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | senecta | senectae |
| genitive | senectae | senectārum |
| dative | senectae | senectīs |
| accusative | senectam | senectās |
| ablative | senectā | senectīs |
| vocative | senecta | senectae |
sĕnecta, ae, v. 1. senectus, II.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
senecta ae, f
senex, old age, extreme age, senility : in senectā, T.: inopi metuens formica senectae, V.: turpis, H.: extrema, Ta.: sollicita, O.
Origins
Substantivization of the feminine form of senectus (“old”).
Descendants
- Italiansenetta