- -escent
- -escent suffix meaning "beginning, becoming, tending to be," from L. -escentem (nom. -escens), ending of present participles of verbs in -escere.
Etymology dictionary. 2014.
-escent
Look at other dictionaries:
-escent — ⇒ ESCENT, ESCENTE, suff. Suff. issu du lat. escentem, dés. du part. prés. de la forme inchoative, qui sert à former des adj. dont la plupart sont empr. au lat. et signifiant « qui prend la qualité » ou « qui commence à ». A. BOTANIQUE :… … Encyclopédie Universelle
escent — ESCÉNT, Ă suf. care capătă calitatea de... care începe să... . (< fr. escent, cf. lat. escentum) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
-escent — es cent [From the ending escens, entis, of the p. pr. of inchoative verbs in Latin.] A suffix signifying beginning, beginning to be; as, adolescent, effervescent, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-escent — [es′ənt] [L escens (gen. escentis), prp. ending of inceptive or inchoative verbs in escere] suffix forming adjectives 1. in the process of ing; starting to be, being, or becoming (as specified) [obsolescent] 2. giving off or reflecting light, or… … English World dictionary
-escent — suffix forming adjectives denoting the beginning of a state or action (effervescent; fluorescent). Derivatives: escence suffix forming nouns. Etymology: from or after F escent or L escent , pres. part. stem of verbs in escere * * * |esənt… … Useful english dictionary
-escent — adjective suffix Etymology: Middle French, from Latin escent , escens, present participle suffix of inchoative verbs in escere 1. beginning ; beginning to be ; slightly < frutescent > 2. reflecting or emitting light (in a specified way) … New Collegiate Dictionary
-escent — suffix forming adjectives denoting a developing state or action: coalescent. Derivatives escence suffix. Origin from Fr., or from L. escent (pres. participial stem of verbs ending in escere) … English new terms dictionary
-escent — a suffix of adjectives borrowed from Latin, where it had an inchoative force; often corresponding to verbs in esce and nouns in escence: convalescent; recrudescent. [ < L, s. of escens, prp. ending] * * * … Universalium
-escent — es·cent … English syllables
-escent — aff. a suffix of adjectives borrowed from Latin, where it had an inchoative force (convalescent; recrudescent); also used with the sense “giving off light of the kind or in the manner specified fluorescent; iridescent[/ex] • Etymology: < L, s … From formal English to slang
