subsellio

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin subsellium, derived from sub- (under, below) + sella (seat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /subˈsɛl.ljo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlljo
  • Hyphenation: sub‧sèl‧lio

Noun

subsellio m (plural subselli)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) a kind of four-legged seat

Further reading

  • subsellio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

subselliō

  1. dative/ablative singular of subsellium

References

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