adesco

See also: adescò

Italian

Verb

adesco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of adescare

Latin

Etymology

From ad- +‎ ēsca (food).

Pronunciation

Verb

adēscō (present infinitive adēscāre, perfect active adēscāvī, supine adēscātum); first conjugation

  1. to feed, fatten

Usage notes

  • Only the past passive participle is in normal use.

Conjugation

References

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