γερουσία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

γερωΐα (gerōḯa) — Laconian

Etymology

Ultimately from γέρων (gérōn, “old man”). Related to Mycenaean Greek 𐀐𐀫𐀯𐀊 (ke-ro-si-ja)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γερουσῐ́ᾱ • (gerousĭ́ā) f (genitive γερουσῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. The council of elders, the Senate (especially at Sparta)
  2. A sacred college
    Synonyms: βουλή (boulḗ), ἐκκλησῐ́ᾱ (ekklēsĭ́ā), σῠ́γκλητος (sŭ́nklētos)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ γερουσῐ́ᾱ; τῆς γερουσῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ γερουσῐ́ᾱ
hē gerousĭ́ā 		τὼ γερουσῐ́ᾱ
tṑ gerousĭ́ā 		αἱ γερουσῐ́αι
hai gerousĭ́ai
Genitive τῆς γερουσῐ́ᾱς
tês gerousĭ́ās 		τοῖν γερουσῐ́αιν
toîn gerousĭ́ain 		τῶν γερουσῐῶν
tôn gerousĭôn
Dative τῇ γερουσῐ́ᾳ
tēî gerousĭ́āi 		τοῖν γερουσῐ́αιν
toîn gerousĭ́ain 		ταῖς γερουσῐ́αις
taîs gerousĭ́ais
Accusative τὴν γερουσῐ́ᾱν
tḕn gerousĭ́ān 		τὼ γερουσῐ́ᾱ
tṑ gerousĭ́ā 		τᾱ̀ς γερουσῐ́ᾱς
tā̀s gerousĭ́ās
Vocative γερουσῐ́ᾱ
gerousĭ́ā 		γερουσῐ́ᾱ
gerousĭ́ā 		γερουσῐ́αι
gerousĭ́ai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Latin: gerusīa

See also

  • γερωΐα (gerōḯa)
  • γεροντία (gerontía)

Further reading

Greek

Noun

γερουσία • (gerousía) f (plural γερουσίες)

  1. (government) senate
    Synonym: σύγκλητος (sýgklitos)

Declension

Declension of γερουσία
singular plural
nominative γερουσία (gerousía) γερουσίες (gerousíes)
genitive γερουσίας (gerousías) —
accusative γερουσία (gerousía) γερουσίες (gerousíes)
vocative γερουσία (gerousía) γερουσίες (gerousíes)
  • γερουσιαστής m or f (gerousiastís, “senator”)
  • γερουσιαστικός (gerousiastikós, “senatorial”, adjective)

Further reading

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