lactesco

Latin

Etymology

From lac (milk) +‎ -ēscō.

Verb

lactēscō (present infinitive lactēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

  1. to turn to milk
  2. to have milk for suckling
  3. to become capable of giving suck

Conjugation

References

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