viridesco

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Latin

Etymology

From viridis (green) +‎ -ēscō.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯i.riˈdes.ko/,

Verb

viridēscō (present infinitive viridēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

  1. to become green

Conjugation

Descendants

References

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