obsurdesco
Latin
Etymology
From ob- + surdēscō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔp.sʊrˈdeːs.koː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ob.surˈd̪ɛs.ko]
Verb
obsurdēscō (present infinitive obsurdēscere, perfect active obsurduī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to become deaf
- to turn a deaf ear
Conjugation
Related terms
Descendants
- Aromanian: asurdzãscu
- Romanian: asurzi
References
- “obsurdesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obsurdesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obsurdesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- obsurdesco in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016