condolesco

Latin

Etymology

con- +‎ doleō +‎ -scō. Not from condoleō; this is an Ecclesiastical Latin word which does not appear until much later.

Pronunciation

Verb

condolēscō (present infinitive condolēscere, perfect active condoluī); third conjugation, no supine stem

  1. to (begin to) feel severe pain, suffer greatly, ache

Conjugation

References

  • condolesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • condolesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers