illucesco

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From in- +‎ lūcēscō (begin to shine).

Pronunciation

Verb

illūcēscō (present infinitive illūcēscere, perfect active illūxī); third conjugation, no supine stem

  1. to begin to dawn
  2. (transitive) to begin to light up
    ubi illuxitupon day breaks

Conjugation

  • The third principal part is shared with illūceō.

References

  • illucesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • illucesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • illucesco in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication