assedio

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /asˈsɛ.djo/ Rhymes: -ɛdjo Hyphenation: as‧sè‧dio === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from assediare (“to besiege”) +‎ -o. ==== Noun ==== assedio m (plural assedi) (military) siege (military blockade or settlement) Synonym: (obsolete) assediamento (figurative) a formation of people aimed at restricting access to a place (figurative, by extension) scrum, throng Synonyms: calca, ressa (figurative) siege (prolonged assault or attack) ===== Derived terms ===== cingere d'assedio ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== assedio first-person singular present indicative of assediare === Further reading === assedio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === Odissea, assoide, desiosa, odiasse, odissea, ossieda == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== assedio first-person singular present indicative of assediar === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== assedio m (plural assedios) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of assédio