sedio

sedio

See also: sedi'o

Italian

Etymology

From sedere (“to sit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.djo/
• Rhymes: -ɛdjo
• Hyphenation: sè‧dio

Noun

sedio m (plural sedi) (archaic)

1. seat

   Synonym: seggio

   • early 14^th century, Dante, “Canto XXXII”, in Paradiso, lines 7–9:

     Ne l’ordine che fanno i terzi sedi,
     siede Rachel di sotto da costei
     con Bëatrice, sì come tu vedi.

     Within that order which the third seats make is seated Rachel, lower than the other, with Beatrice, in manner as thou seest.

2. venue, residence

   Synonyms: residenza, sede

Related terms

• sedia (“chair”)

Further reading

• sedio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Desio, desio, desiò, dieso, diesò, esodi, siedo

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Portuguese

Verb

sedio

1. first-person singular present indicative of sediar

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Venetian

Etymology

Compare Italian assedio

Noun

sedio m (plural sedi)

1. nuisance, bother