sess

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Aphetic form of assess.

Verb

sess (third-person singular simple present sesses, present participle sessing, simple past and past participle sessed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To lay a tax upon; to assess.

Noun

sess (plural sesses)

  1. (obsolete) A tax; an assessment.

References
  • sess in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Saxon sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Compare German sechs, Dutch zes.

Numeral

sess

  1. (Low Prussian) six (6)

See also

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz (“seat”). Cognate with Old English sess (“seat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛsː/
    Rhymes: -ɛsː

Noun

sess m (genitive singular sess, nominative plural sessar)

  1. place to sit, seat
    Synonym: sæti

Declension
declension of sess
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sess sessinn sessar sessarnir
accusative sess sessinn sessa sessana
dative sessi / sess sessinum sessum sessunum
genitive sess sessins sessa sessanna

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sesso.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛsː/

Noun

sess m (plural sessi)

  1. gender
  2. sex (sexual intercourse)
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