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12 Cards in this Set
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Inchoative
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infix--is --sc-- to begin or become
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floreo
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floresco
inchoative I florish, I begin to blossom |
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Rubesco
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inchoative, to grow red
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lapidesco
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inchoative
I become stone |
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Frequentatives
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suffix -to- or --ito(1) denotes repeated or intense actions
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volo versus volito
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frequentative
i fly cesus I flit |
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cantare
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*frequentative
to chant from cano to chant repeating a song |
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cursare
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*frequentative
to run to and fro (to course) (from curro) |
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desideratives
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suffix- turio or --surio
denotes the desire or tendency |
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edo
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esurio
*disideratives i eat, I am hungry (i.e. I want to eat) |
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emo
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empturio
*disideratives I buy, I am psyched for shopping (agog?) very eager |
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Causatives
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usually denoted by a change in the stem vowel (no suffix signify effecting condition of the original verb.
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