asser

See also: Asser

Danish

Noun

asser n

  1. indefinite plural of as

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”), the same root of assis, axis.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈas.ser/, [ˈas.sɛr]

Noun

asser m (genitive asseris); third declension

  1. beam, pole, stake, plank
  2. (Medieval Latin) shaft, arrows
    • c. 1300, Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris
      Garba asseris constat ex triginta peciis.
      The sheaf of arrows is formed from thirty pieces.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative asser asserēs
Genitive asseris asserum
Dative asserī asseribus
Accusative asserem asserēs
Ablative assere asseribus
Vocative asser asserēs

References
  • asser in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • asser in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • asser in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • asser in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • asser in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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