Latin edit

Etymology edit

From ob- +‎ surdēscō.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

obsurdēscō (present infinitive obsurdēscere, perfect active obsurduī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to become deaf
  2. to turn a deaf ear

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of obsurdēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present obsurdēscō obsurdēscis obsurdēscit obsurdēscimus obsurdēscitis obsurdēscunt
imperfect obsurdēscēbam obsurdēscēbās obsurdēscēbat obsurdēscēbāmus obsurdēscēbātis obsurdēscēbant
future obsurdēscam obsurdēscēs obsurdēscet obsurdēscēmus obsurdēscētis obsurdēscent
perfect obsurduī obsurduistī obsurduit obsurduimus obsurduistis obsurduērunt,
obsurduēre
pluperfect obsurdueram obsurduerās obsurduerat obsurduerāmus obsurduerātis obsurduerant
future perfect obsurduerō obsurdueris obsurduerit obsurduerimus obsurdueritis obsurduerint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present obsurdēscam obsurdēscās obsurdēscat obsurdēscāmus obsurdēscātis obsurdēscant
imperfect obsurdēscerem obsurdēscerēs obsurdēsceret obsurdēscerēmus obsurdēscerētis obsurdēscerent
perfect obsurduerim obsurduerīs obsurduerit obsurduerīmus obsurduerītis obsurduerint
pluperfect obsurduissem obsurduissēs obsurduisset obsurduissēmus obsurduissētis obsurduissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present obsurdēsce obsurdēscite
future obsurdēscitō obsurdēscitō obsurdēscitōte obsurdēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives obsurdēscere obsurduisse
participles obsurdēscēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
obsurdēscendī obsurdēscendō obsurdēscendum obsurdēscendō

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Aromanian: asurdzãscu
  • Romanian: asurzi

References edit

  • 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 (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016