assedio

See also: assédio and assediò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asˈsɛ.djo/
• Rhymes: -ɛdjo
• Hyphenation: as‧sè‧dio

Etymology 1

Deverbal from assediare (“to besiege”).

Noun

assedio m (plural assedi)

1. (military) siege (military blockade or settlement)

   Synonym: (obsolete) assediamento

2. (figurative) a formation of people aimed at restricting access to a place
3. (figurative, by extension) scrum, throng

   Synonyms: calca, ressa

4. (figurative) siege (prolonged assault or attack)

Derived terms

• cingere d'assedio

Related terms

• assediamento
• assediante
• assediare
• assediatore

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

assedio

1. first-person singular present indicative of assediare

References

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

Anagrams

• Odissea, assoide, desiosa, odiasse, odissea, ossieda

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Portuguese

Verb

assedio

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Noun

assedio m (plural assedios)

1. Obsolete spelling of assédio.