LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive

coalēscō

coalēscō (present infinitive coalēscere, perfect active coaluī, supine coalitum)
Classical[ko.aˈɫeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ko.aˈlɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to unite together; to coalesce

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.coalēscōcoalēscēbamcoalēscamcoaluīcoalueramcoaluerō
2nd sg.coalēsciscoalēscēbāscoalēscēscoaluistīcoaluerāscoalueris
3rd sg.coalēscitcoalēscēbatcoalēscetcoaluitcoalueratcoaluerit
1st pl.coalēscimuscoalēscēbāmuscoalēscēmuscoaluimuscoaluerāmuscoaluerimus
2nd pl.coalēscitiscoalēscēbātiscoalēscētiscoaluistiscoaluerātiscoalueritis
3rd pl.coalēscuntcoalēscēbantcoalēscentcoaluērunt
coaluēre
coaluerantcoaluerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.coalēscamcoalēsceremcoaluerimcoaluissem
2nd sg.coalēscāscoalēscerēscoaluerīscoaluissēs
3rd sg.coalēscatcoalēsceretcoalueritcoaluisset
1st pl.coalēscāmuscoalēscerēmuscoaluerīmuscoaluissēmus
2nd pl.coalēscātiscoalēscerētiscoaluerītiscoaluissētis
3rd pl.coalēscantcoalēscerentcoaluerintcoaluissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.coalēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.coalēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.coalēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.coalēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.coalēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.coalēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecoalēscere—
perfect infinitivecoaluisse—
future infinitivecoalitūrum esse—
present participlecoalēscēns—
future participlecoalitūrus
coalitūra, coalitūrā, coalitūrae, coalitūram, coalitūrārum, coalitūrās, coalitūre, coalitūrī, coalitūrīs, coalitūrō, coalitūrōrum, coalitūrōs, coalitūrum
—
gerundcoalēscendī, coalēscendō, coalēscendumsupinecoalitum, coalitū

cŏ-ălesco, ălŭi, ălĭtum (
I. part. perf. only in Tac. and subseq. writers; contr. form colescat, Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 2: colescere, Lucr. 6, 1068: coluerunt, id. 2, 1061 Lachm. N. cr.), v. inch. n. (most freq. since the Aug. per.; never in Cic.).
I. To grow together with something, to unite.
A. Prop., Lucr. 2, 1061: saxa vides solā colescere calce, id. 6, 1068: ne prius exarescat surculus quam colescat, is united, sc. with the tree into which it is inserted, Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 2: gramen, Col. 2, 18, 5: semen, id. 3, 5, 2: triticum, id. 2, 6 fin.: sarmentum, id. 3, 18, 5 and 6; Dig. 41, 1, 9: arbor cum terra mea coaluit, ib. 39, 2, 9, § 2: cilium vulnere aliquo diductum non coalescit, Plin. 11, 37, 57, § 157; cf. vulnus, id. 9, 51, 76, § 166, and v. II. A. infra.—In part. perf.: cujus ex sanguine concretus homo et coalitus sit, is formed or composed, Gell. 12, 1, 11; App. Dogm. Plat. 1, p. 171, 38.—
B. Trop., to unite, agree together, coalesce (so in the histt., esp. Liv. and Tac., very freq.); absol.: Trojani et Aborigines facile coaluerunt, Sall. C. 6, 2; id. J. 87, 3: solidā fide, Tac. H. 2, 7: ut cum Patribus coalescerent animi plebis, Liv. 2, 48, 1: animi coalescentium in dies magis duorum populorum, id, 1, 2, 5.—With in and acc.: multitudo coalescere in populi unius corpus poterat, Liv. 1, 8, 1: in unum sonum, Quint. 1, 7, 26: in bellum atrox, Tac. A. 3, 38: in nomen nostrum, id. ib. 11, 24: in hunc consensum, id. H. 2, 37; cf.: coalesce-re ad obsequium, id. A. 6, 44: brevi tantā concordiā coaluerant omnium animi, ut, etc., Liv. 23, 35, 9; cf. id. 1, 11, 2; 26, 40, 18: vixdum coalescens foventis regnum (the figure taken from the growing together of a wound), id. 29, 31, 4; cf.: bellis civilibus sepultis coalescentibusque reipublicae membris, Vell. 2, 90, 1; 4, 8, 5: (voces) e duobus quasi corporibus coalescunt, ut maleficus, Quint. 1, 5, 65; id. 2, 9, 3 (v. the passage in connection): quieti coaliti homines, i. e. united in a peaceful manner, Amm. 14, 5, 7.—
II. To grow firmly, strike root, increase, become strong.
A. Prop.. forte in eo loco grandis ilex coaluerat inter saxa, had sprung up, Sall. J. 93, 4; * Suet. Aug. 92: dum novus in viridi coalescit cortice ramus, Ov. A. A. 2, 649.—
B. Trop., to grow firm, take root, be consolidated: dum Galbae auctoritas fluxa, Pisonis nondum coaluisset, Tac. H. 1, 21.—In part. perf.: coalitam libertate irreverentiam eo prorupisse, strengthened, Tac. A. 13, 26; so id. 14, 1: libertas, confirmed, id. H. 4, 55: coalito more asper, i. e. by inveterate habit, Amm. 14, 10, 4: pravitas, id. 15, 3, 8.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincoalēscō

Latin alēscō Latin coalēscō From con- + alēscō.

Descendants
  • Englishcoalesce
  • Italiancoalescere
  • Portuguesecoalescer

In English words that came into English from coalēscō

  • coalescecoalēscō
  • coalitioncoalitiō
  • coalescencecoalēscentia
  • coalescentcoalēscēns

Quick answers

What does coalēscō mean in Latin?
coalēscō, a verb, means “to unite together; to coalesce”.
What are the principal parts of coalēscō?
coalēscō, coalēscere, coaluī, coalitum (third conjugation, no passive).
How do you pronounce coalēscō?
In classical Latin, [ko.aˈɫeːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ko.aˈlɛs.ko].
Where does coalēscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin coalēscō.
Which English words come from coalēscō?
English words that go back to Latin coalēscō include coalesce, coalescence, coalescent and coalition.