caesim

Latin

Etymology

From caedō (“I cut, hew”) +‎ -tim.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkae̯.sim/, [ˈkäe̯s̠ɪ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.sim/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːs̬im]

Adverb

caesim (not comparable)

1. by cutting, with cuts
2. (military) with the edge

   Antonym: pūnctim

3. in short clauses

References

• “caesim”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “caesim”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• caesim in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.