lapidesco

Latin

Etymology

Derived from the oblique stem lapid- of lapis (“stone”) +‎ -ēscō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /la.piˈdeːs.koː/, [ɫ̪äpɪˈd̪eːs̠koː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /la.piˈdes.ko/, [läpiˈd̪ɛsko]

Verb

lapidēscō (present infinitive lapidēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

1. (intransitive) to petrify, to become stone

Conjugation

Conjugation of lapidēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	lapidēscō	lapidēscis	lapidēscit	lapidēscimus	lapidēscitis	lapidēscunt
	imperfect	lapidēscēbam	lapidēscēbās	lapidēscēbat	lapidēscēbāmus	lapidēscēbātis	lapidēscēbant
	future	lapidēscam	lapidēscēs	lapidēscet	lapidēscēmus	lapidēscētis	lapidēscent
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	lapidēscam	lapidēscās	lapidēscat	lapidēscāmus	lapidēscātis	lapidēscant
	imperfect	lapidēscerem	lapidēscerēs	lapidēsceret	lapidēscerēmus	lapidēscerētis	lapidēscerent
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	lapidēsce	—	—	lapidēscite	—
	future	—	lapidēscitō	lapidēscitō	—	lapidēscitōte	lapidēscuntō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		lapidēscere	—	—	—	—	—
participles		lapidēscēns	—	—	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		lapidēscendī	lapidēscendō	lapidēscendum	lapidēscendō	—	—

References

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