verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
albēscō
albēscō (present infinitive albēscere)
Classical[aɫˈbeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[alˈbɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to become white, pale
- to gleam
- figurativelyto dawn
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | albēscō | albēscēbam | albēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | albēscis | albēscēbās | albēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | albēscit | albēscēbat | albēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | albēscimus | albēscēbāmus | albēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | albēscitis | albēscēbātis | albēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | albēscunt | albēscēbant | albēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | albēscam | albēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | albēscās | albēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | albēscat | albēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | albēscāmus | albēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | albēscātis | albēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | albēscant | albēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | albēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | albēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | albēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | albēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | albēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | albēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | albēscere | — |
| present participle | albēscēns | — |
| future participle | — | albēscenda albēscendā, albēscendae, albēscendam, albēscendārum, albēscendās, albēscende, albēscendīs, albēscendōrum, albēscendōs, albēscendus |
gerundalbēscendī, albēscendō, albēscendum
albesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. [albeo], to become white (mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose; once in Cic.), * Lucr. 2, 773; so Verg. A. 7, 528: albescens capillus, * Hor. C. 3, 14, 25:
maturis messis aristis, Ov. F. 5, 357: aquilarum pennae, Plin. 10, 3, 4, § 13: flammarum tractus, Verg. G. 1, 367: mare, quia a sole collucet, albescit et vibrat, * Cic. Ac. 2, 33, 105.—Hence, of the appearance of daylight, of daybreak (cf. albeo), to dawn: lux, Verg. A. 4, 586: albescente caelo, Paul. Dig. 28, 2, 25.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
albēscō —, —, ere,
inch, to become white, whiten: mare albescit: fluctus vento, V.: albescens capillus, H.: flammarum tractus, brightens, V.: lux, dawns, V.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*albʰós
- Proto-Italic*alβos
- Latinalbēscō
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 albeō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin albēscō From albeō (“to be white”) + -scō.
Descendants
- Englishalbescence
- Englishalbescent
- Romanianalbi
- Aromanianalghescu
In English words that came into English from albēscō
- albescentalbescens
- albescencealbescens