ardesco

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Latin

Etymology

From ārdeō +‎ -scō.

Pronunciation

Verb

ārdēscō (present infinitive ārdēscere, perfect active ārsī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to kindle, catch fire
  2. to become inflamed
  3. to erupt (of a volcano)

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References

  • ardesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ardesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ardesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.