Latin

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Etymology

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From senātor (Senate member) +‎ -ius, originally from senex (old).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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senātōrius (feminine senātōria, neuter senātōrium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. senatorial, of or pertaining to a member of the Roman Senate
  2. in the Senate

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative senātōrius senātōria senātōrium senātōriī senātōriae senātōria
Genitive senātōriī senātōriae senātōriī senātōriōrum senātōriārum senātōriōrum
Dative senātōriō senātōriō senātōriīs
Accusative senātōrium senātōriam senātōrium senātōriōs senātōriās senātōria
Ablative senātōriō senātōriā senātōriō senātōriīs
Vocative senātōrie senātōria senātōrium senātōriī senātōriae senātōria
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Descendants

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  • Italian: senatorio
  • Portuguese: senatório
  • Spanish: senatorio

References

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  • senatorius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • senatorius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • senatorius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the senatorial order: ordo senatorius (amplissimus)
    • to profit by the unpopularity of the senate to gain influence oneself: crescere ex invidia senatoria