LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

sessilis

sessilis (neuter sessile)
Classical[ˈsɛs.sɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛs.si.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationsuitable as a seat
  2. two terminationthat is low-growing; dwarf
  3. two terminationsessile

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesessilissessilissessile
genitivesessilissessilissessilis
dativesessilīsessilīsessilī
accusativesessilemsessilemsessile
ablativesessilīsessilīsessilī
vocativesessilissessilissessile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesessilēssessilēssessilia
genitivesessiliumsessiliumsessilium
dativesessilibussessilibussessilibus
accusativesessilīs
sessilēs		sessilīs
sessilēs		sessilia
ablativesessilibussessilibussessilibus
vocativesessilēssessilēssessilia

sessĭlis, e, adj. sedeo.
I. Of or be longing to sitting, fit for sitting upon (only in the poets and in post-Aug. prose): tergum (equi), Ov. M. 12, 401: obba, i. e. with a broad foot, Pers. 5, 148; so, pira minimo pe diculo, Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—Hence,
II. Transf., of plants, low, dwarf: genus lactucae, growing low, spreading, Plin. 19, 8, 38, § 125; Mart. 3, 47, 8 (for which: sedens lactuca, id. 10, 48, 9): folium (brassicae), Plin. 19, 8, 41, § 140: malvae, Pall. Oct. 11, 3.

Origins

From sedeō, through its perf. pass. part. stem sess-, + -ilis.

Descendants
  • Englishsessile
  • Italiansessile
  • TranslingualSessilida

In English words that came into English from sessilis

  • sessilesessilis

Quick answers

What does sessilis mean in Latin?
sessilis, a adjective, means “suitable as a seat; that is low-growing; dwarf”.
How do you pronounce sessilis?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɛs.sɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛs.si.lis].