obmutesco

Latin

Alternative forms

  • ommūtēscō

Etymology

From ob- +‎ mūtus +‎ -ēscō.

Pronunciation

Verb

obmūtēscō (present infinitive obmūtēscere, perfect active obmūtuī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to lose one's speech, become dumb
  2. to be speechless, mute, silent

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Aromanian: amutsãscu
  • English: obmutescent
  • Romanian: amuți

References

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