turgescent

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

turgescent (comparative more turgescent, superlative most turgescent)

1. Becoming turgid or swollen.

Synonyms

• tumescent
• tumid
• turgid

Derived terms

• turgescence

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin turgescentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tyʁ.ʒɛ.sɑ̃/ ~ /tyʁ.ʒe.sɑ̃/

Adjective

turgescent (feminine turgescente, masculine plural turgescents, feminine plural turgescentes)

1. turgescent

Related terms

• turgide

Further reading

• “turgescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Verb

turgēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of turgēscō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French turgescent.

Adjective

turgescent m or n (feminine singular turgescentă, masculine plural turgescenți, feminine and neuter plural turgescente)

1. turgescent

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	turgescent		turgescentă		turgescenți	turgescente
	definite	turgescentul		turgescenta		turgescenții	turgescentele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	turgescent		turgescente		turgescenți	turgescente
	definite	turgescentului		turgescentei		turgescenților	turgescentelor