pessum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpes.sum/, [ˈpɛs̠ːʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpes.sum/, [ˈpɛsːum]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *pessom from Proto-Indo-European *pedto-, from *ped- (whence pēs).

Adverb

pessum (not comparable)

1. to the lowest part
2. to the bottom
3. in ruin

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεσσός (pessós).

Alternative forms

• pessus

Noun

pessum n (genitive pessī); second declension

1. a pessary

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	pessum	pessa
genitive	pessī	pessōrum
dative	pessō	pessīs
accusative	pessum	pessa
ablative	pessō	pessīs
vocative	pessum	pessa

Derived terms

• pessārium
• pessulum