discolor
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French descolorer, des- + colorer
Verb
discolor (third-person singular simple present discolors, present participle discoloring, simple past and past participle discolored)
- (American spelling) To change or lose color.
- Washing light laundry with dark may cause your clothes to discolor.
- A bad enough bruise can discolor the skin.
Translations
(intransitive) to change or lose color
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(transitive) to change or lose color
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdis.ko.lor/, [ˈdɪs.kɔ.ɫɔr]
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | discolor | discolor | discolorēs | discoloria | |
| Genitive | discoloris | discoloris | discolorium | discolorium | |
| Dative | discolorī | discolorī | discoloribus | discoloribus | |
| Accusative | discolorem | discolor | discolorēs | discoloria | |
| Ablative | discolorī | discolorī | discoloribus | discoloribus | |
| Vocative | discolor | discolor | discolorēs | discoloria | |
References
- discolor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- discolor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- discolor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- discolor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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