asediar
Asturian
Verb
asediar (first-person singular indicative present asedio, past participle asediáu)
- (transitive) to siege (to assault with the intent of conquering by force or attrition)
Conjugation
Conjugation of asediar
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin obsidiārī (“to waylay, to ambush”), from obsidium (“siege; ambush”), from obsideō (“to remain, to stay, to frequent; to besiege, to blockade”), whence English obsess.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aseˈdjaɾ/ [a.seˈð̞jaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧se‧diar
Verb
asediar (first-person singular present asedio, first-person singular preterite asedié, past participle asediado)
- (transitive) to besiege, to beleaguer (to beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender)
- Synonym: sitiar
- (transitive) to bother, to pester
Conjugation
Conjugation of asediar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of asediar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive asediar | dative | asediarme | asediarte | asediarle, asediarse | asediarnos | asediaros | asediarles, asediarse |
| accusative | asediarme | asediarte | asediarlo, asediarla, asediarse | asediarnos | asediaros | asediarlos, asediarlas, asediarse | |
| with gerund asediando | dative | asediándome | asediándote | asediándole, asediándose | asediándonos | asediándoos | asediándoles, asediándose |
| accusative | asediándome | asediándote | asediándolo, asediándola, asediándose | asediándonos | asediándoos | asediándolos, asediándolas, asediándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative asedia | dative | asédiame | asédiate | asédiale | asédianos | not used | asédiales |
| accusative | asédiame | asédiate | asédialo, asédiala | asédianos | not used | asédialos, asédialas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative asediá | dative | asediame | asediate | asediale | asedianos | not used | asediales |
| accusative | asediame | asediate | asedialo, asediala | asedianos | not used | asedialos, asedialas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative asedie | dative | asédieme | not used | asédiele, asédiese | asédienos | not used | asédieles |
| accusative | asédieme | not used | asédielo, asédiela, asédiese | asédienos | not used | asédielos, asédielas | |
| with first-person plural imperative asediemos | dative | not used | asediémoste | asediémosle | asediémonos | asediémoos | asediémosles |
| accusative | not used | asediémoste | asediémoslo, asediémosla | asediémonos | asediémoos | asediémoslos, asediémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative asediad | dative | asediadme | not used | asediadle | asediadnos | asediaos | asediadles |
| accusative | asediadme | not used | asediadlo, asediadla | asediadnos | asediaos | asediadlos, asediadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative asedien | dative | asédienme | not used | asédienle | asédiennos | not used | asédienles, asédiense |
| accusative | asédienme | not used | asédienlo, asédienla | asédiennos | not used | asédienlos, asédienlas, asédiense | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “asediar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024