adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
sentus
sentus (feminine senta, neuter sentum)
Classical[ˈsɛn.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛn.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivethorny
- adjectiverough, rugged
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sentus | senta | sentum |
| genitive | sentī | sentae | sentī |
| dative | sentō | sentae | sentō |
| accusative | sentum | sentam | sentum |
| ablative | sentō | sentā | sentō |
| vocative | sente | senta | sentum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sentī | sentae | senta |
| genitive | sentōrum | sentārum | sentōrum |
| dative | sentīs | sentīs | sentīs |
| accusative | sentōs | sentās | senta |
| ablative | sentīs | sentīs | sentīs |
| vocative | sentī | sentae | senta |
sentus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. Lit., thorny, rough, rugged (poet. and very rare): loca senta situ, * Verg. A. 6, 462; Ov. M. 4, 436:
vepres, Prud. in Symm. 2, 1039: rubus, id. Apoth. 123.—* II. Transf.:
video sentum, squalidum, aegrum, pannis annisque obsitum (hominem), bristly, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sentus adj.
cf. sentis, thorny, rough, rugged : loca situ, V., O.—Of a person, bristly , T.
Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *ksen-, extended from *kes- (“to scratch, itch”). Cognate with Latin sentis (“thorn”), Ancient Greek ξαίνω (xaínō).