circumsedeo
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From circum- + sedeō (“sit”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɪr.kũːˈsɛ.de.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t͡ʃir.kumˈsɛː.d̪e.o]
Verb
circumsedeō (present infinitive circumsedēre, perfect active circumsēdī, supine circumsessum); second conjugation
- (transitive) to sit around, surround, encompass
- (transitive) to besiege, blockade, beset, invest, surround, encompass
Conjugation
Conjugation of circumsedeō (second conjugation)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “circumsedeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “circumsedeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- circumsedeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.