Latin

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Etymology

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From obsideō +‎ -iō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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obsidiō f (genitive obsidiōnis); third declension

  1. siege, blockade
    Synonym: oppugnātiō

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative obsidiō obsidiōnēs
Genitive obsidiōnis obsidiōnum
Dative obsidiōnī obsidiōnibus
Accusative obsidiōnem obsidiōnēs
Ablative obsidiōne obsidiōnibus
Vocative obsidiō obsidiōnēs
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Noun

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obsidiō n

  1. dative/ablative singular of obsidium

References

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  • obsidio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obsidio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obsidio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • obsidio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to besiege a city: oppidum obsidione claudere
    • to keep a town in a state of siege: oppidum in obsidione tenere
    • to raise a siege (used of the army of relief): urbis obsidionem liberare
    • to raise a siege (used of the army of relief): oppidum obsidione liberare
    • to hold out for four months: obsidionem quattuor menses sustinere
    • to give up an assault, a siege: oppugnationem, obsidionem relinquere