circumsessio

Latin

Etymology

From circumsedeō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kir.kumˈses.si.oː/, [kɪrkũːˈs̠ɛs̠ːioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.kumˈses.si.o/, [t͡ʃirkumˈsɛsːio]

Noun

circumsessiō f (genitive circumsessiōnis); third declension

  1. surrounding, mobbing
  2. besieging

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative circumsessiō circumsessiōnēs
Genitive circumsessiōnis circumsessiōnum
Dative circumsessiōnī circumsessiōnibus
Accusative circumsessiōnem circumsessiōnēs
Ablative circumsessiōne circumsessiōnibus
Vocative circumsessiō circumsessiōnēs

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