LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

essedum

essedum n (genitive essedī)
Classical[ˈɛs.sɛ.dũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛs.se.dum]

Meaning

  1. neuterchariot
  2. neutercarriage

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

currus bellī Britannōrum; essedāriī ex eō pugnant
war chariot
essedum -ī (n) — in De Bello Gallico II, ch. 16

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeessedumesseda
genitiveessedīessedōrum
dativeessedōessedīs
accusativeessedumesseda
ablativeessedōessedīs
vocativeessedumesseda

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

essedum ī, n, and (poet.) esseda, ōrum
Celtic, a two-wheeled war-chariot, car (of Gauls and Britons), Cs., L., V.; sometimes displayed at Rome, C., H., O.

Origins

Of Celtic origin, from Gaulish asseda, from Proto-Celtic *eks-dī-sedo-, the root of which is from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”); cognate with Old Breton assedam.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesEssedumEssedum rarely ESSEDA--AE (Sen. Ep. 56.4), said to be a Celtic word (Jornand. de Reb. Get. 100.2; cf. Ginzrot, 1.377), the name of a chariot used, esp…

Quick answers

What does essedum mean in Latin?
essedum, a noun, means “chariot; carriage”.
What is the genitive of essedum?
The genitive singular is essedī. essedum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce essedum?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛs.sɛ.dũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛs.se.dum].