siser

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σίσαρον (sísaron).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ser/, [ˈs̠ɪs̠ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ser/, [ˈsiːs̬er]

Noun

siser n (genitive siseris); third declension

1. skirret (Sium sisarum)

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem or non-neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	siser	siserēs
genitive	siseris	siserum
dative	siserī	siseribus
accusative	siser	siserēs
ablative	sisere	siseribus
vocative	siser	siserēs

A non-neuter plural (masculine per Lewis and Short, feminine per Gaffiot) is found in Pliny.

References

• “siser”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• siser in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Middle English

Noun

siser

1. Alternative form of ciser