LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

circumsessiō

circumsessiō f (genitive circumsessiōnis)
Classical[kɪr.kũːˈsɛs.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃir.kumˈsɛs.si.o]

Meaning

  1. surrounding, mobbing
  2. besieging

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecircumsessiōcircumsessiōnēs
genitivecircumsessiōniscircumsessiōnum
dativecircumsessiōnīcircumsessiōnibus
accusativecircumsessiōnemcircumsessiōnēs
ablativecircumsessiōnecircumsessiōnibus
vocativecircumsessiōcircumsessiōnēs

circumsessĭo, ōnis, f. circumsedeo, II.,
I. a hoslile encompassing, a besieging, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 33, § 83.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin circumsessiō From circumsedeō + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does circumsessiō mean in Latin?
circumsessiō, a noun, means “surrounding, mobbing; besieging”.
What is the genitive of circumsessiō?
The genitive singular is circumsessiōnis. circumsessiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce circumsessiō?
In classical Latin, [kɪr.kũːˈsɛs.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃir.kumˈsɛs.si.o].