Senior

Senior

See also: senior, sénior, and sênior

English

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Proper noun

Senior

  1. A surname.

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German

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin senior.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈzeːni̯oːr/, [ˈzeːniˌoːɐ̯], [ˈzeːnˌjoːɐ̯], [-ɔɐ̯]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Senior m (mixed, genitive Seniors, plural Senioren, feminine Seniorin)

    1. father, senior, the elder (older of two close male relatives, especially with the same name)
      Synonym: (abbreviation) Sen.
      Antonym: Junior
      Der Senior ist zehn Zentimeter größer als der Junior.
      The father is ten centimetres taller than the son.
    2. (euphemistic, often in the plural) senior citizen, elderly person, older adult
      Für Senioren haben wir auch kleinere Portionen.
      For senior citizens, we also serve smaller portions.
    3. (sports) adult
      Synonym: Alter Herr
      Antonym: Junior
      Nächstes Jahr werd ich 19, da spiel ich dann schon bei den Senioren.
      I’m turning 19 next year, so I’ll be playing with the adults.

    Declension

    Declension of Senior [masculine, mixed]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Senior die Senioren
    genitive eines des Seniors der Senioren
    dative einem dem Senior den Senioren
    accusative einen den Senior die Senioren

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    Further reading

    • “Senior” in Duden online
    • “Senior”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)

    Luxembourgish

    Noun

    Senior m (plural Senioren)

    1. senior
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