obsurdesco

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Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ surdēscō.

Pronunciation

Verb

obsurdēscō (present infinitive obsurdēscere, perfect active obsurduī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to become deaf
  2. to turn a deaf ear

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Aromanian: asurdzãscu
  • Romanian: asurzi

References

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