LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

caesūra

caesūra f (genitive caesūrae)
Classical[kae̯ˈsuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈs̬uː.ra]

Meaning

  1. a cutting, felling, hewing down
  2. a pause in a verse, caesura

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaesūracaesūrae
genitivecaesūraecaesūrārum
dativecaesūraecaesūrīs
accusativecaesūramcaesūrās
ablativecaesūrācaesūrīs
vocativecaesūracaesūrae

caesūra, ae, f. caedo
I. A cutting, felling, hewing, hewing off ligni, Plin. 16, 43, 84, § 230; silvae, id. 17, 20, 34, § 151—
B. Meton. (abstr. pro concr.), that which is hewn or cut off, Plin. 8, 26, 40, § 96.—
II. In metre, a pause in a verse, cœsura; called also incisio, Diom. p. 496 P.; Bed. Metr. p. 2368 ib.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin caesūra From caedō + -tūra.

Descendants
  • Catalancesura
  • Englishcaesura
  • Frenchcésure
  • GermanZäsur
  • Italiancesura
  • Portuguesecesura
  • Spanishcesura
  • Dutchcesuur

In English words that came into English from caesūra

  • caesuracaesūra

Quick answers

What does caesūra mean in Latin?
caesūra, a noun, means “a cutting, felling, hewing down; a pause in a verse, caesura”.
What is the genitive of caesūra?
The genitive singular is caesūrae. caesūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce caesūra?
In classical Latin, [kae̯ˈsuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃeˈs̬uː.ra].
Where does caesūra come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- → Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti → Proto-Italic *kaidō → Latin caesūra.