Senatus
See also: senatus
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French Senatus. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.
Proper noun edit
Senatus (plural Senatuses)
- A surname from French.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Senatus is the 35721st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 629 individuals. Senatus is most common among Black/African American (92.21%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Senatus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From senatus, from senex (“old, old man”) + -ātus (“-ate: forming abstract nouns”), a council of elders.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seˈnaː.tus/, [s̠ɛˈnäːt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seˈna.tus/, [seˈnäːt̪us]
Noun edit
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!
- O tempora, o mores! Senatus haec intellegit, consul videt; hic tamen vivit. Vivit?
- c. 82 C.E., Arch of Titus:
- SENATVS
POPVLVSQVE·ROMANVS- The Senate and the People of Rome
Declension edit
Fourth-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Senātus |
| Genitive | Senātūs |
| Dative | Senātuī |
| Accusative | Senātum |
| Ablative | Senātū |
| Vocative | Senātus |
Note: Old forms of the genitive singular are Senātuis and Senātī.