essedum

Latin

Etymology

Of Celtic origin, from Gaulish asseda, from Proto-Celtic *eks-dī-sedo-, the root of which is from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (sit); cognate with Old Breton assedam.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈes.se.dum/, [ˈɛs.sɛ.dũː]

Noun

essedum n (genitive essedī); second declension

  1. chariot
  2. carriage

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative essedum esseda
Genitive essedī essedōrum
Dative essedō essedīs
Accusative essedum esseda
Ablative essedō essedīs
Vocative essedum esseda

References

  • essedum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • essedum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • essedum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • essedum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
  • Piggott, Stuart (1983): The earliest wheeled transport: from the Atlantic Coast to the Caspian Sea
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