lapidescens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of lapidēscō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /la.piˈdeːs.kens/, [ɫ̪äpɪˈd̪eːs̠kẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /la.piˈdeʃ.ʃens/, [läpiˈd̪ɛʃːens]

Participle

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

1. petrifying, becoming stone

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	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