LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

caesim

caesim (not comparable)
Classical[ˈkae̯.sĩː]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.s̬im]

Meaning

  1. not comparableby cutting, with cuts
  2. not comparablewith the edge
  3. not comparablein short clauses

caesīm, adv. caedo,
I. by cutting, with cuts.
I. Lit.
A. Of the cutting of plants by striking: major pars operis in vineā ductim potius quam caesim facienda est ... qui caesim vitem petit, etc., Col. 4, 25, 2 and 3.—
B. T. t. of milit. lang., with the edge (opp. punctim, with the point): punctim magis quam caesim petere hostem, Liv. 22, 46, 5; cf. Veg. Mil. 1, 12; Liv. 7, 10, 9: gladio caesim percutere aliquem, Suet. Calig. 58. —
II. Trop., of discourse, in short clauses: membratim adhuc, deinde caesim diximus, Cic. Or. 67, 225 (cf. the same, and § 223, incisim aut membratim); Quint. 9, 4, 126; cf. id. 11, 3, 102 Spald. N. cr

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
  3. Proto-Italic*kaidō
  4. Latincaesim

Proto-Indo-European *-tim Proto-Italic *-tim Latin -tim Latin caesim From caedō (“to cut, hew”) + -tim.

Quick answers

What does caesim mean in Latin?
caesim, a adverb, means “by cutting, with cuts; with the edge; in short clauses”.
How do you pronounce caesim?
In classical Latin, [ˈkae̯.sĩː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛː.s̬im].
Where does caesim come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- → Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti → Proto-Italic *kaidō → Latin caesim.