caesim

Latin

Etymology

From caedō (“I cut, hew”) +‎ -tim.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkae̯.sim/, [ˈkäe̯s̠ɪ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.sim/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːs̬im]

Adverb

caesim (not comparable)

by cutting, with cuts
(military) with the edge
Antonym: pūnctim
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.

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