verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
abolēscō
abolēscō (present infinitive abolēscere, perfect active abolēvī)
Classical[a.bɔˈɫeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[a.boˈlɛs.ko]
Meaning
- intransitiveto gradually perish, decay, die
nec vestra feretur fama levis tantique abolescet gratia facti
nor shall your renown be lightly told or the grace of such a deed grow faint29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 7.231–232 - intransitiveto be obsolete
praetores postea hanc abolescere et relinqui censuerunt iniuriisque aestumandis recuperatores se daturos edixerunt
1927 translation by J. C. Rolfe the praetors afterwards decided that this law was obsolete and invalid and declared that they would appoint arbiters to appraise damagesc. 177 CE, Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 20.1.14 - intransitiveto shrivel up
nec imbribus putrescit, nec siccitatibus abolescit
1941 translation by Harrison Boyd Ash does not rot in rainy weather, and does not shrivel up in times of drought (literally, “does not rot during rain nor perish during droughts”)4 CE – c. 70 CE, Columella, De re rustica 3.5
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | abolēscō | abolēscēbam | abolēscam | abolēvī | abolēveram | abolēverō |
| 2nd sg. | abolēscis | abolēscēbās | abolēscēs | abolēvistī | abolēverās | abolēveris |
| 3rd sg. | abolēscit | abolēscēbat | abolēscet | abolēvit | abolēverat | abolēverit |
| 1st pl. | abolēscimus | abolēscēbāmus | abolēscēmus | abolēvimus | abolēverāmus | abolēverimus |
| 2nd pl. | abolēscitis | abolēscēbātis | abolēscētis | abolēvistis | abolēverātis | abolēveritis |
| 3rd pl. | abolēscunt | abolēscēbant | abolēscent | abolēvērunt abolēvēre | abolēverant | abolēverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | abolēscam | abolēscerem | abolēverim | abolēvissem |
| 2nd sg. | abolēscās | abolēscerēs | abolēverīs | abolēvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | abolēscat | abolēsceret | abolēverit | abolēvisset |
| 1st pl. | abolēscāmus | abolēscerēmus | abolēverīmus | abolēvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | abolēscātis | abolēscerētis | abolēverītis | abolēvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | abolēscant | abolēscerent | abolēverint | abolēvissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | abolēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | abolēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | abolēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | abolēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | abolēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | abolēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | abolēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | abolēvisse | — |
| present participle | abolēscēns | — |
gerundabolēscendī, abolēscendō, abolēscendum
ăb-ŏlesco, ēvi, no
I. sup., 3, v. inch. n. (vox Vergiliana) [aboleo], to decay little by little, to vanish, cease (like aboleo, not before the Aug. period): tantique abolescet gratia facti, * Verg. A. 7, 232:
donec cum re nomen quoque vetustate abolevit, Liv. 1, 23, 3; cf.: cujus rei prope jam memoria aboleverat, id. 3, 55, 6; 9, 36, 1: poena, Gell. 20, 1 al.: abolescit, Crescite, etc., Tert. Exh. Cast. 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
abolēscō olēvī, —, ere, incept.
aboleo, to decay gradually, vanish, disappear, die out: nomen vetustate, L.: tanti gratia facti, V.
Origins
Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃olh₁-éye-ti Proto-Italic *oleō ? Latin aboleō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin abolēscō From aboleō + -scō.