lactesco

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Latin

Etymology

From lac (“milk”) +‎ -ēscō.

Verb

lactescō (present infinitive lactescere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to turn to milk
  2. to have milk for suckling
  3. to become capable of giving suck

Conjugation

   Conjugation of lactescō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present lactescō lactescis lactescit lactescimus lactescitis lactescunt
imperfect lactescēbam lactescēbās lactescēbat lactescēbāmus lactescēbātis lactescēbant
future lactescam lactescēs lactescet lactescēmus lactescētis lactescent
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present lactescam lactescās lactescat lactescāmus lactescātis lactescant
imperfect lactescerem lactescerēs lactesceret lactescerēmus lactescerētis lactescerent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — lactesce — — lactescite —
future — lactescitō lactescitō — lactescitōte lactescuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives lactescere — — — — —
participles lactescēns — — — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
lactescendī lactescendō lactescendum lactescendō — —

References

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