albescente

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Latin

Etymology 1

Participle

albēscente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of albēscēns

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of albēscente caelō/diē (ablative absolute, literally “at the sky/day(light) starting to become white”). Attested in the Peregrinatio Etheriae.

Adverb

albēscente (not comparable)

  1. (Late Latin, hapax) at the break of day
    Synonyms: (Classical Latin) māne, prīmō dīlūculō, prīmā lūce, sōle oriente
    Antonym: (Late Latin) vesperāscente

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin albēscentis, albēscēns, present participle of albēscō (“to become white”), from albus (“white”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /al.bɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ/ , /al.bɨˈʃẽ.tɨ/

Adjective

albescente m or f (plural albescentes)

  1. (rare) albescent (becoming white; whitish)
    Synonym: albicante

Further reading

  • “albescente”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
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