assideo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From ad- (to, towards, at) +‎ sedeō (sit; settle down).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    assideō (present infinitive assidēre, perfect active assēdī, supine assessum); second conjugation, no passive

    1. to sit by or near someone or something
    2. to be or stand by one's side
    3. (of the sick) to take care of, attend upon or to
    4. (figuratively) to station oneself before, be encamped before or sit down before (something); besiege, blockade
      Synonyms: circumveniō, circumdō, obsideō, claudō, obstruō
    5. (figuratively, with dative) to be like, resemble

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Balkan Romance:
      • Romanian: așeza
    • Italo-Romance:
      • Italian: assidere (obsolete)
      • Neapolitan: assittà
    • Northern Gallo-Romance;
    • Southern Gallo-Romance:
      • Catalan: asseure
      • Occitan:
        Gascon: asseder, assedre, asseser, asseider
        Languedocien: asseire
        Vivaro-Alpine: asseire
    • Ibero-Romance:
    • Latin: assessus
      • Medieval Latin: assessare
        • Old French: assesser
          • Middle English: assessen

    References

    • assideo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • assideo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.