noun · masculinefourth declension
sessus
sessus m (genitive sessūs)
Meaning
- masculinea sit, sitting
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sessus | sessūs |
| genitive | sessūs | sessuum |
| dative | sessuī | sessibus |
| accusative | sessum | sessūs |
| ablative | sessū | sessibus |
| vocative | sessus | sessūs |
sessus, ūs, m. id.,
I. a sitting:
locum sessui impertiunt, App. Flor. p. 353, 36.Origins
From sedeō (“to sit”) + -tus (“action noun suffix”). Only once attested in Apuleius, but continued by most Romance varieties.
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanses
- Frenchsisfrom Old French ses
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesesesso
- Spanishsieso
- Galiciancenzo
Elsewhere
- Portuguesesossegarfrom Vulgar Latin *sessicāre
- Spanishsosegarfrom Vulgar Latin *sessicāre
Insular Romance
- Sardinianassessu
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianșes
- Aromanianshes
Italo-Romance
- Italiansesso