lapidescens

== Latin == === Etymology === Present active participle of lapidēscō. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫa.pɪˈdeːs.kẽːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [la.piˈdɛʃ.ʃens] === Participle === lapidēscēns (genitive lapidēscentis); third-declension one-termination participle petrifying, becoming stone ==== Declension ==== Third-declension participle. 1When used purely as an adjective. ==== Descendants ==== Italian: lapidescente