lapidescente

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lapidēscentem, present active participle of lapidēscō (“to petrify; to become petrified”), derived from lapis (“stone”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /la.pi.deʃˈʃɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: la‧pi‧de‧scèn‧te

Adjective

lapidescente (plural lapidescenti)

  1. lapidescent

Further reading
  • lapidescente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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