mansuesco
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom manus (“hand”) + suēscō (“become accustomed”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /manˈsu̯eːs.koː/, [mä̃ːˈs̠u̯eːs̠koː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /manˈswes.ko/, [mänˈswɛsko]
Verb
editmānsuēscō (present infinitive mānsuēscere, perfect active mānsuēvī, supine mānsuētum); third conjugation
- (transitive) to tame, render mild, gentle, or peaceable
- (intransitive) to become or grow tame, gentle, mild, soft
Conjugation
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editReferences
edit- “mansuesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mansuesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mansuesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.