pessum
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Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpes.sum/, [ˈpɛs̠ːʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpes.sum/, [ˈpɛsːum]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Italic *pessom from Proto-Indo-European *pedto-, from *ped- (whence pēs).
Adverb[edit]
pessum (not comparable)
- to the lowest part
- to the bottom
- in ruin
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεσσός (pessós).
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
pessum n (genitive pessī); second declension
- a pessary
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pessum | pessa |
| Genitive | pessī | pessōrum |
| Dative | pessō | pessīs |
| Accusative | pessum | pessa |
| Ablative | pessō | pessīs |
| Vocative | pessum | pessa |
Derived terms[edit]
Categories:
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- Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic
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- Latin neuter nouns in the second declension
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