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
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..."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..."Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...Balbo dicunt servisse benigne olim, cum sedes ipse senex tenuit, quamque ferunt rursus gnato servisse maligne, postquam..."Metamorphoses I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...consolenturne parentem, populifer Sperchios et inrequietus Enipeus Apidanosque senex lenisque Amphrysos et Aeas, moxque amnes alii..."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..."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..."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..."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..."