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nisīdāti

nisīdati

3rd sg. present indicative of nisīdati

1. nisīdati (pr): sits (on); sits down (in)
2. nisīdanta (prp): sitting down (on)
3. nisīdi (aor): sat (on); sat down (in)
4. nisīdi (aor): sank emotionally; became disheartened; lit. sank down
5. nisīdati (pr): sits down (on)

Built from

• ni- — prefix · down, into
  Spatial prefix marking downward or inward motion. Cognate with English nether, German nieder.
• sīd — root · sit, sink
  The verb of settling or sitting down. Cognate with Latin sedēre, English sit, from Indo-European *sed-.
• -ati — ending · 3rd sg. present
  Present indicative ending marking third person singular; indicates ongoing or habitual action in the narrative present.

Analysis. nisīda + iti; nisīdā + iti

Etymology. ni- (down, into) + √sīd (sit, sink). The prefix ni- gives the sense of downward motion or settling into a place; √sīd is cognate with Latin sedēre (sit) and English sit, from Indo-European *sed- (settle, sit). The emotional sense (becomes disheartened) derives from the literal sinking down: the mind sinks or collapses inward.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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