siser

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek σίσαρον (sísaron).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

siser n (genitive siseris); third declension

  1. skirret (Sium sisarum)

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem or non-neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative siser siserēs
Genitive siseris siserum
Dative siserī siseribus
Accusative siser siserēs
Ablative sisere siseribus
Vocative siser siserēs

A non-neuter plural (masculine per Lewis and Short, feminine per Gaffiot) is found in Pliny.

References[edit]

  • siser”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • siser in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

siser

  1. Alternative form of ciser