senex, (gen.), senis:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
aged, old; [senior => Roman over 45];
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | senia |
| Acc. | senex | senia |
| Voc. | — | senia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | senius | seniora |
| Gen. | senioris | — |
| Acc. | senius | seniora |
| Voc. | senius | seniora |
Examples
- P
Ecloga I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...ante boves, pueri, submittite tauros.' Meliboeus Fortunate senex, ergo tua rura manebunt et tibi magna satis, quamvis lapis..." - P
Ecloga VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...grauis attrita pendebat cantharus ansa. Adgressi (nam saepe senex spe carminis ambo luserat) iniciunt ipsis ex uincula sertis..." - G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...Balbo dicunt servisse benigne olim, cum sedes ipse senex tenuit, quamque ferunt rursus gnato servisse maligne, postquam..." - P
Metamorphoses I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...consolenturne parentem, populifer Sperchios et inrequietus Enipeus Apidanosque senex lenisque Amphrysos et Aeas, moxque amnes alii..." - P
Metamorphoses II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...tuta manent: mediis Tanais fumavit in undis Peneosque senex Teuthranteusque Caicus et celer Ismenos cum Phegiaco Erymantho arsurusque..." - P
Metamorphoses IV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...frenis colla premis lyncum. bacchae satyrique sequuntur, quique senex ferula titubantis ebrius artus sustinet et pando non fortiter..." - P
Metamorphoses VII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...intrat Palladias arces, quae te, iustissima Phene, teque, senex Peripha, pariter videre volantes innixamque novis neptem Polypemonis alis..." - P
Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...Sabinus vitisator curvam servans sub imagine falcem, Saturnusque senex Ianique bifrontis imago vestibulo astabant, aliique ab origine reges..."