verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
alēscō
alēscō (present infinitive alēscere)
Classical[aˈɫeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[aˈlɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to rear, grow, grow up
- to increase
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | alēscō | alēscēbam | alēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | alēscis | alēscēbās | alēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | alēscit | alēscēbat | alēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | alēscimus | alēscēbāmus | alēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | alēscitis | alēscēbātis | alēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | alēscunt | alēscēbant | alēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | alēscam | alēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | alēscās | alēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | alēscat | alēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | alēscāmus | alēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | alēscātis | alēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | alēscant | alēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | alēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | alēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | alēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | alēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | alēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | alēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | alēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | alēscisse | — |
| present participle | alēscēns | — |
gerundalēscendī, alēscendō, alēscendum
ălesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [alo], to grow up, increase (only ante-class.), Varr. R. R. 1, 44, 4; 2, 4, 19: alescendi cacumen, * Lucr. 2, 1130.
Origins
From a lost stative *aleō (“be growing up”) + -scō (inceptive suffix). See alō (“to nourish”).