numeralfirst/second-declension numeral
sēnus1
sēnus (feminine sēna, neuter sēnum)
Classical[ˈseː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛː.nus]
Meaning
- numeralpluralsix each
- numeralpoeticpost Classicalsix (collective), sixfold
...agedum, dextra, conare aggredi / ingens opus, labore bis seno amplius.
Come on, right hand, attempt to undertake the enormous work, greater than the twice sixfold labor(s).c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca Minor, Hercules furens 1282quis labor Aonios seno pede ducere cantus
2003 translation by D. R. Shackleton Bailey they whose toil it is to make song in six-foot measure89 CE – 96 CE, Statius, Silvae 5.3.92
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sēnus | sēna | sēnum |
| genitive | sēnī | sēnae | sēnī |
| dative | sēnō | sēnae | sēnō |
| accusative | sēnum | sēnam | sēnum |
| ablative | sēnō | sēnā | sēnō |
| vocative | sēne | sēna | sēnum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sēnī | sēnae | sēna |
| genitive | sēnum sēnōrum | sēnum sēnārum | sēnum sēnōrum |
| dative | sēnīs | sēnīs | sēnīs |
| accusative | sēnōs | sēnās | sēna |
| ablative | sēnīs | sēnīs | sēnīs |
| vocative | sēnī | sēnae | sēna |
Origins
From pre-Latin *seksnos, equivalent to sex + -nus.