Latvian

Noun

sencis m (2nd declension, feminine form: sence)

1. (usually in the plural) ancestor (ancient relatives, e.g., the originators of an ethnic group, a clan, a family)

   tāli senči‎ ― distant ancestors

   dzimtas senči‎ ― (family, clan) ancestors

   senču dievi‎ ― ancestral gods

   senču kults‎ ― ancestor worship

2. (paleontology) ancestor (species of plants or animals from an earlier time period, from which modern species have evolved)

   zirga sencis‎ ― the ancestor of the horse

   putnu senči'‎ ― the ancestors of the birds

3. (colloquial) parents (syn. vecāki)

   dzīvot uz senču rēķina‎ ― to live at (one's) parents' expense

Declension

Related terms

• senatne
• sens
• senums

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “sens”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7