caesum

Latin

Etymology

From the supine form of caedo (“I cut, strike, kill”).

Noun

caesum n (genitive caesī); second declension

  1. comma
  2. pause, stop
  3. killing, slaughter

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caesum caesa
Genitive caesī caesōrum
Dative caesō caesīs
Accusative caesum caesa
Ablative caesō caesīs
Vocative caesum caesa

Participle

caesum

  1. nominative neuter singular of caesus
  2. accusative neuter singular of caesus
  3. accusative masculine singular of caesus

References
  • caesum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • caesum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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