seniorissa

Latin

Alternative forms

• signoressa
• segnioressa
• seignoressa

Etymology

From senior +‎ -issa.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /se.ni.oˈris.sa/, [s̠ɛniɔˈrɪs̠ːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /se.ni.oˈris.sa/, [senioˈrisːä]

Noun

seniorissa f (genitive seniorissae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) a lady, mistress

   Coordinate term: senior

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	seniorissa	seniorissae
genitive	seniorissae	seniorissārum
dative	seniorissae	seniorissīs
accusative	seniorissam	seniorissās
ablative	seniorissā	seniorissīs
vocative	seniorissa	seniorissae

References

• seniorissa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)