senil
German, adjective[zeˈniːl]
senil is spelled S-E-N-I-L (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 82,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Senil is a German adjective meaning “senile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aufgrund des Alters in seinen geistigen Möglichkeiten beschränkt”.
What does senil mean in English?
adjective
- 1
senile
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. aufgrund des Alters in seinen geistigen Möglichkeiten beschränkt 2. das hohe Alter betreffend 3. altersgeistesschwach
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of senil
- seniler masculine nominative singular
- am senilsten superlative
- senile feminine nominative singular
- seniles neuter nominative singular
- senilen genitive masculine singular
- senilem dative masculine singular
- der senile definite includes-article masculine
- die senile definite feminine includes-article
- das senile definite includes-article neuter
- die senilen definite includes-article nominative
- des senilen definite genitive includes-article
- der senilen definite feminine genitive
- dem senilen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce senil?
- [zeˈniːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to senil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is senil in German?
senil appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).