senesnis

Senesnis is a Lithuanian adjective meaning older or more aged. It is the comparative form of senas and is used to express that something is older than another thing or person.

Etymology and formation: Senesnis is created from the base senas with the comparative suffix -esnis, a common pattern in Lithuanian to form comparisons. The word belongs to the standard Baltic lexicon and follows regular agreement rules with nouns in gender and number, as with other adjectives.

Usage: Senesnis is used to compare ages of people, animals, objects, or even concepts. It forms the basis for constructions like “older than” and can be applied in various contexts, including non-linguistic or abstract comparisons. Examples include: “Šis automobilis yra senesnis už tą.” (This car is older than that one.) “Ji yra senesnė už mane.” (She is older than me.) “Senesnis požiūris kartais pasirodo naudingas.” (An older/longer-standing perspective can sometimes be useful.) In all cases, senesnis agrees with the noun it modifies in gender and number, just like other Lithuanian adjectives.

Notes: Senesnis conveys relative age, not necessarily obsolescence or modernity. Depending on context, it can emphasize traditional or aged characteristics rather than mere chronological age. For absolute freshness or novelty, other forms or phrases are used.