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Latin
Etymology
From algeō (“I am, feel cold”) + -scō.
Pronunciation
Verb
algēscō (present infinitive algēscere, perfect active alsī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- (intransitive) to become cold, chilly
Conjugation
References
- “algesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “algesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- algesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.