pessum
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpɛs.sũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpɛs.sum]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Italic *pessom from Proto-Indo-European *pedto-, from *ped- (whence pēs).
Adverb
pessum (not comparable)
- to the lowest part
- to the bottom
- in ruin
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεσσός (pessós).
Alternative forms
- pessus
Noun
pessum n (genitive pessī); second declension
- a pessary
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pessum | pessa |
| genitive | pessī | pessōrum |
| dative | pessō | pessīs |
| accusative | pessum | pessa |
| ablative | pessō | pessīs |
| vocative | pessum | pessa |