obses

Latin

Alternative forms
  • opses

Etymology

From ob (“in front of”) + sedeō (“sit”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈo.pses/, [ˈɔ.psɛs]

Noun

obses c (genitive obsidis); third declension

  1. a hostage
  2. (figuratively) a security, pledge

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative obses obsidēs
Genitive obsidis obsidum
Dative obsidī obsidibus
Accusative obsidem obsidēs
Ablative obside obsidibus
Vocative obses obsidēs

References
  • obses in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obses in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obses in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • obses in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to give hostages: obsides dare
    • (ambiguous) to compel communities to provide hostages: obsides civitatibus imperare
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