lapidescens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of lapidēscō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɫa.pɪˈdeːs.kẽːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [la.piˈdɛʃ.ʃens]

Participle

lapidēscēns (genitive lapidēscentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. petrifying, becoming stone

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	lapidēscēns			lapidēscentēs	lapidēscentia
genitive	lapidēscentis			lapidēscentium
dative	lapidēscentī			lapidēscentibus
accusative	lapidēscentem	lapidēscēns		lapidēscentēs lapidēscentīs	lapidēscentia
ablative	lapidēscente lapidēscentī1			lapidēscentibus
vocative	lapidēscēns			lapidēscentēs	lapidēscentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• Italian: lapidescente