Senatus

See also: senatus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Senatus. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.

Proper noun

Senatus (plural Senatuses)

A surname from French.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Senatus is the 35721^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 629 individuals. Senatus is most common among Black/African American (92.21%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Senatus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

nasutes, sun teas, unseats

Latin

Alternative forms

senatus

Etymology

From senatus, from senex (“old, old man”) +‎ -ātus (“-ate: forming abstract nouns”), a council of elders.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /seˈnaː.tus/, [s̠ɛˈnäːt̪ʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈna.tus/, [seˈnäːt̪us]

Noun

Senātus m sg (genitive Senātūs); fourth declension

The Roman Senate
- 63 BCE, Cicero, Catiline Orations Oratio in Catilinam Prima in Senatu Habita.2:
  O tempora, o mores! Senatus haec intellegit, consul videt; hic tamen vivit. Vivit?
  Shame on the age and on its principles! The Senate is aware of these things; the consul sees them; and yet this man lives. Lives!
- c. 82 C.E., Arch of Titus:
  SENATVS
  POPVLVSQVE·ROMANVS
  The Senate and the People of Rome

Declension

Fourth-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Senātus
genitive	Senātūs
dative	Senātuī
accusative	Senātum
ablative	Senātū
vocative	Senātus

Note: Old forms of the genitive singular are Senātuis and Senātī.

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