seniculus

seniculus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin senex
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Proto-Italic *-kelos
Latin -culus
Latin seniculus

    From senex + -culus.

    Noun

    seniculus m

    1. little old man
      • (Can we find and add a quotation of Apuleius to this entry?), Metamorphoses, book 1, chapter 25

    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative seniculus seniculī
    genitive seniculī seniculōrum
    dative seniculō seniculīs
    accusative seniculum seniculōs
    ablative seniculō seniculīs
    vocative senicule seniculī

    Adjective

    seniculus (feminine senicula, neuter seniculum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. (New Latin) somewhat old

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative seniculus senicula seniculum seniculī seniculae senicula
    genitive seniculī seniculae seniculī seniculōrum seniculārum seniculōrum
    dative seniculō seniculae seniculō seniculīs
    accusative seniculum seniculam seniculum seniculōs seniculās senicula
    ablative seniculō seniculā seniculō seniculīs
    vocative senicule senicula seniculum seniculī seniculae senicula

    References

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