LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

asser

asser m (genitive asseris)
Classical[ˈas.sɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈas.ser]

Meaning

  1. masculinebeam, pole, stake, plank, particularly the poles supporting a lectica, a Roman litter
  2. Medieval Latinmasculineshaft, arrows
    Garba asseris constat ex triginta peciis.The sheaf of arrows is formed from thirty pieces.c. 1300, Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris:

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeasser
asserculum		asserēs
assercula
genitiveasseris
asserculī		asserum
asserculōrum
dativeasserī
asserculō		asseribus
asserculīs
accusativeasserem
asserculum		asserēs
assercula
ablativeassere
asserculō		asseribus
asserculīs
vocativeasser
asserculum		asserēs
assercula

asser, ĕris, m. from 2. assero, quod admoveantur haereantque parietibus, Perot.; so agger from aggero.
I. A beam, pole, stake, post, Vitr. 7, 3: Co. Sunt asseres? St. Sunt pol, Plaut. Aul. 2, 6, 8: asseres pedum XII., cuspidibus praefixi in terră defigebantur, Caes. B. C. 2, 2; Liv. 44, 5; 30, 10; 38, 5; Tac. H. 4, 30; * Vulg. Eccli. 29, 29 al.—
II. A pole on which a litter was borne, Suet. Calig. 58; Juv. 3, 245; 7, 132.—
III. A lath, Vitr. 4, 2.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”), the same root of assis, axis.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAsserAsser (from assero), what is joined to the walls, means the beam of a house (Plaut. Aul. 2.6, 8), or, more usually, a pole, e. g. the pole of a litter…

Quick answers

What does asser mean in Latin?
asser, a noun, means “beam, pole, stake, plank, particularly the poles supporting a lectica, a Roman litter; shaft, arrows”.
What is the genitive of asser?
The genitive singular is asseris. asser is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce asser?
In classical Latin, [ˈas.sɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈas.ser].