sensus

EtymologyEdit

Perfect passive participle of sēntiō (“feel, perceive”)

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈseːn.sus/

NounEdit

sēnsus m (genitive sēnsūs); fourth declension

1. perception, capability of feeling, ability to perceive
2. a feeling, sentiment
3. (poetic) understanding, reason

InflectionEdit

Fourth declension.

DescendantsEdit

ParticipleEdit

sēnsus m (feminine sēnsa, neuter sēnsum); first/second declension

1. felt, perceived with the senses, having felt (with the hands).
2. perceived: noticed mentally, having perceived.
3. having had an opinion, having felt emotion.

InflectionEdit

First/second declension.

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