verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
aegrēscō
aegrēscō (present infinitive aegrēscere)
Classical[ae̯ˈɡreːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[eˈɡrɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to become sick, ill
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | aegrēscō | aegrēscēbam | aegrēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | aegrēscis | aegrēscēbās | aegrēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | aegrēscit | aegrēscēbat | aegrēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | aegrēscimus | aegrēscēbāmus | aegrēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | aegrēscitis | aegrēscēbātis | aegrēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | aegrēscunt | aegrēscēbant | aegrēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | aegrēscam | aegrēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | aegrēscās | aegrēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | aegrēscat | aegrēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | aegrēscāmus | aegrēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | aegrēscātis | aegrēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | aegrēscant | aegrēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | aegrēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | aegrēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | aegrēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | aegrēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | aegrēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | aegrēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | aegrēscere | — |
| present participle | aegrēscēns | — |
gerundaegrēscendī, aegrēscendō, aegrēscendum
aegresco, ĕre, 3,
I. v. inch. n. [aegreo], to become ill, to grow sick (not in Cic.).
I. Lit.: morbis aegrescimus ĭsdem, * Lucr. 5, 349:
aegrescunt corvi, Plin. 10, 12, 15, § 32.—II. Fig.
A. To grow worse: violentia Turni exsuperat magis, aegrescitque (i. e. asperior fit) medendo, * Verg. A. 12, 45:
in corde sedens aegrescit cura parentis, Stat. Th. 1, 400.—B. To be troubled, anxious, afflicted, grieved:
rebus laetis, Stat. Th. 2, 18: his anxia mentem Aegrescit curis (mentem, Gr. acc.), id. ib. 12, 193: sollicitudine, Tac. A. 15, 25 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
aegrēscō —, —, ere
aeger, to fall sick: sollicitudine, Ta. — To grow worse, be exasperated: violentia medendo, V.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin aegreō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin aegrēscō From aegreō (“be sick”) + -scō.