pessum

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Latin

Pronunciation

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

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