flaccesco

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From flacceō (to be flabby, flaccid) +‎ -scō, from flaccus (flabby, flaccid).

Pronunciation

Verb

flaccēscō (present infinitive flaccēscere, perfect active flaccuī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to wilt or wither, droop or languish
  2. to (begin to) flag

Conjugation

References

  • flaccesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • flaccesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • flaccesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • flaccesco in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016