conticesco

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From conticeō +‎ -scō.

Pronunciation

Verb

conticēscō (present infinitive conticēscere, perfect active conticuī); third conjugation, no supine stem

  1. to fall silent
    Synonyms: sileō, taceō
  2. to come to rest, decline, stop (stop working)
    Synonyms: cessō, subsistō, dēsistō, remittō, dēsinō
  3. (transitive) to silence
    Synonyms: sōpiō, taceō, domō, sēdō, sileō

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • conticesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • conticesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • conticesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.