cornesco

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Latin

Etymology

From cornū (horn) +‎ -ēscō.

Pronunciation

Verb

cornēscō (present infinitive cornēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

  1. to become like horn; to turn to horn

Conjugation

References

  • cornesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cornesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.