caesim

Latin

Etymology

From caedō (“I cut”) +‎ -tim.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯.sim/, [ˈkäe̯s̠ɪ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.sim/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːs̬im]

Adverb

caesim (not comparable)

  1. by cutting, with cuts
  2. (military) with the edge
  3. in short clauses

References
  • “caesim”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “caesim”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • caesim in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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