convalescentis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →convalescens, convalescentis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Bio/medical
convalescents (pl.), those convalescing/regaining health;
acc. pl.gen. sg.nom. pl. - Entry →convalesco, convalescere, convalui, convalitus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
grow strong/thrive/gain power; regain health/strength, recover, get well/better;; become valid; (legal term);
gen. sg. pres. act. part.
Examples
Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...bonae quoque menti necdum adhuc perfectae et convalescenti sunt aliqua parum salubria. Dissentio ab his qui in fluctus..."
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...nobis uno die. sequitur libellus Rutilio Gallico convalescenti dedicatus, de quo nihil dico, ne videar defuncti testis occasione..."
