lessus
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (expressive root)[1]. Cognate with latrō, lāmentum, Ancient Greek λῆρος (lêros), λάλος (lálos), λάσκω (láskō).
Noun
lessus m (accusative singular lessum)
- A wailing, cry
- Funeral lamentation
Usage notes
This word occurs almost exclusively in the accusative singular. It has no recorded genitive, dative, or plural forms.
References
- lessus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lessus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lessus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “lessus”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 787