senile

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• UK: /ˈsiːnaɪl/
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• US: /ˈsinaɪl/
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• rhymes with -aɪl
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1660s; borrowed from French sénile, from Middle French senile, from Old French senile, from Latin senīlis (“of or pertaining to old age”), from senex (“old man”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).

107 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: ծերունական (cerunakan) — of, or relating to old age
• Armenian: ծերունականներ (cerunakanner) — of, or relating to old age
• Belarusian: ста́рчы (stárčy) — of, or relating to old age
• Belarusian: ста́рчыя (stárčyja) — of, or relating to old age
• Belarusian: ста́рчая (stárčaja) — of, or relating to old age
• Belarusian: ста́рчыя (stárčyja) — of, or relating to old age
• Belarusian: ста́рчае (stárčaje) — of, or relating to old age
• Belarusian: ста́рчыя (stárčyja) — of, or relating to old age
• Belarusian: ста́рчыя (stárčyja) — of, or relating to old age
• Belarusian: старэ́ць (starécʹ) — of, or relating to old age
• Belarusian: пастарэ́ць (pastarécʹ) — of, or relating to old age
• Breton: kabac'h — of, or relating to old age
• Bulgarian: старчески (starčeski) — of, or relating to old age
• Catalan: senil — of, or relating to old age
• Chinese Mandarin: 年老的 — of, or relating to old age
• Czech: stařecký — of, or relating to old age
• Czech: stařečtí — of, or relating to old age
• Czech: stařecká — of, or relating to old age
• Czech: stařecké — of, or relating to old age
• Czech: stařecké — of, or relating to old age
• Czech: stařecká — of, or relating to old age
• Czech: stařecké — of, or relating to old age
• Czech: stárnout — of, or relating to old age
• Czech: zestárnout — of, or relating to old age
• Danish: alderdoms- — of, or relating to old age
• Dutch: ouderdoms- — of, or relating to old age
• Esperanto: senila — of, or relating to old age
• Esperanto: senilaj — of, or relating to old age
• Finnish: vanhuuden — of, or relating to old age
• French: sénile — of, or relating to old age
• French: séniles — of, or relating to old age
• French: sénile — of, or relating to old age
• French: séniles — of, or relating to old age
• French: séniles — of, or relating to old age
• German: senil — of, or relating to old age
• German: senile — of, or relating to old age
• German: senil — of, or relating to old age
• German: senile — of, or relating to old age
• German: senil — of, or relating to old age
• German: senile — of, or relating to old age
• German: senile — of, or relating to old age
• Greek: γεροντικός (gerontikós) — of, or relating to old age
• Higaonon: binongaw — of, or relating to old age
• Hungarian: szenilis — of, or relating to old age
• Hungarian: szenilisek — of, or relating to old age
• Ilocano: lakayen — of, or relating to old age
• Indonesian: pikun — of, or relating to old age
• Irish: seanaoise — of, or relating to old age
• Japanese: 老年の (rōnen no) — of, or relating to old age
• Latin: senīlis — of, or relating to old age
• Manx: shenn-eashagh — of, or relating to old age
• Polish: starczy — of, or relating to old age
• Portuguese: senil — of, or relating to old age
• Russian: ста́рый (stáryj) — of, or relating to old age
• Russian: ста́рческий (stárčeskij) — of, or relating to old age
• Russian: престаре́лый (prestarélyj) — of, or relating to old age
• Scottish Gaelic: aosda — of, or relating to old age
• Scottish Gaelic: aosmhor — of, or relating to old age
• Spanish: senil — of, or relating to old age
• Telugu: ముసలితనపు (musalitanapu) — of, or relating to old age
• Welsh: henaint — of, or relating to old age
• Armenian: զառամ (zaṙam) — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Armenian: զառամյալ (zaṙamyal) — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Belarusian: старэ́чы (staréčy) — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Breton: kabac'h — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Bulgarian: сенилен (senilen) — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Bulgarian: изкуфял (izkufjal) — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Catalan: senil — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Chinese Mandarin: 老年痴呆 (lǎonián chīdāi) — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Czech: senilní — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Danish: senil — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Dutch: seniel — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Esperanto: olda — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Finnish: seniili — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Finnish: vanhuudenhöperö — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• French: sénile — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• German: senil — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Greek: ξεμωραμένος (xemoraménos) — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Higaonon: kaway — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Hungarian: szenilis — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Ilocano: bumaket — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Ilocano: kabaw — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Indonesian: pikun — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Irish: siabhránach — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Italian: barbogio — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Italian: senile — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Italian: rimbambito — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Italian: rincoglionito — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Macedonian: изветреан (izvetrean) — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Macedonian: излапен (izlapen) — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Macedonian: сенилен (senilen) — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Malay: nyanyuk — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Polish: zniedołężniały — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Portuguese: senil — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Russian: дря́хлый (drjáxlyj) — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Russian: сени́льный (senílʹnyj) — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Russian: ста́рческий (stárčeskij) — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Scots: doitit — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Spanish: senil — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Spanish: chocho — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Spanish: chocheante — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Spanish: gagá — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Swedish: senil — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Tagalog: ulianin — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Tagalog: ulyanin — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Turkish: bunak — exhibiting the deterioration in mind
• Welsh: heneiddiol — exhibiting the deterioration in mind