obsidio
Latin
Etymology
From obsideō + -iō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /obˈsi.di.oː/, [ɔpˈs̠ɪd̪ioː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /obˈsi.di.o/, [obˈsiːd̪io]
Noun
obsidiō f (genitive obsidiōnis); third declension
- siege, blockade
- Synonym: oppugnātiō
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | obsidiō | obsidiōnēs |
| Genitive | obsidiōnis | obsidiōnum |
| Dative | obsidiōnī | obsidiōnibus |
| Accusative | obsidiōnem | obsidiōnēs |
| Ablative | obsidiōne | obsidiōnibus |
| Vocative | obsidiō | obsidiōnēs |
Related terms
- obsideō
Noun
obsidiō n
- dative/ablative singular of obsidium
References
- “obsidio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obsidio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obsidio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- obsidio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to besiege a city: oppidum obsidione claudere
- to keep a town in a state of siege: oppidum in obsidione tenere
- to raise a siege (used of the army of relief): urbis obsidionem liberare
- to raise a siege (used of the army of relief): oppidum obsidione liberare
- to hold out for four months: obsidionem quattuor menses sustinere
- to give up an assault, a siege: oppugnationem, obsidionem relinquere
- to besiege a city: oppidum obsidione claudere