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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
- to become deaf
- to turn a deaf ear
Conjugation
Descendants
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