verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
ārdēscō
ārdēscō (present infinitive ārdēscere, perfect active ārsī)
Classical[aːrˈdeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[arˈdɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to kindle, catch fire
- to become inflamed
- to erupt (of a volcano)
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ārdēscō | ārdēscēbam | ārdēscam | arsī | arseram | arserō |
| 2nd sg. | ārdēscis | ārdēscēbās | ārdēscēs | arsistī | arserās | arseris |
| 3rd sg. | ārdēscit | ārdēscēbat | ārdēscet | arsit | arserat | arserit |
| 1st pl. | ārdēscimus | ārdēscēbāmus | ārdēscēmus | arsimus | arserāmus | arserimus |
| 2nd pl. | ārdēscitis | ārdēscēbātis | ārdēscētis | arsistis | arserātis | arseritis |
| 3rd pl. | ārdēscunt | ārdēscēbant | ārdēscent | arsērunt arsēre | arserant | arserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ārdēscam | ārdēscerem | arserim | arsissem |
| 2nd sg. | ārdēscās | ārdēscerēs | arserīs | arsissēs |
| 3rd sg. | ārdēscat | ārdēsceret | arserit | arsisset |
| 1st pl. | ārdēscāmus | ārdēscerēmus | arserīmus | arsissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ārdēscātis | ārdēscerētis | arserītis | arsissētis |
| 3rd pl. | ārdēscant | ārdēscerent | arserint | arsissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ārdēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ārdēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ārdēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ārdēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ārdēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ārdēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ārdēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | arsisse | — |
| present participle | ārdēscēns | — |
gerundārdēscendī, ārdēscendō, ārdēscendum
ardesco, arsi, 3,
I. v. inch. [ardeo], to take fire, to kindle, to be inflamed (mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic.; while exardesco is very freq.), lit. and trop.
I. Lit.:
ut omnia motu Percalefacta vides ardescere, Lucr. 6, 178: ardescunt caelestia templa, id. 6, 670: ne longus ardesceret axis, Ov. M. 1, 255; Plin. 37, 3, 12, § 51.— II. Trop., to gleam, glitter.
A. Of rays of light:
fulmineis ardescunt ignibus undae, Ov. M. 11, 523.—B. Of the gleaming of a sword:
pugionem in mucronem ardescere jussit, Tac. A. 15, 54.—C. Most freq. of the passions, to be inflamed, become more intense, increase in violence:
ardescere dirā cuppedine, Lucr. 4, 1090; so id. 5, 897: in iras, Ov. M. 5, 41 (cf. Verg. A. 7, 445: exarsit in iras, and Luc. 3, 134: accensus in iram): in nuptias incestas, Tac. A. 11, 25: ardescit tuendo, Verg. A. 1, 713: stimulo ardescit, Plin. 8, 45, 70, § 181: quibus haec rabies auctoribus arsit, Luc. 5, 359.—So, absol.: fremitus ardescit equorum, Verg. A. 11, 607: ardescente pugnā, Tac. H. 5, 18: in labiis ejus ignis ardescit, * Vulg. Prov. 16, 27.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ārdēscō ārsī, —, ere, inch.
ardeo, to take fire, kindle, be inflamed: ne longus ardesceret axis, O.: ut imagine Largior arserit ignis, H.— Fig., to gleam, light up: ardescunt ignibus undae, O.: voltu, oculis, Ta.—Of passion, to be inflamed, take fire, grow furious: in iras, O.: fremitusque ardescit equorum, grows furious, V.: arsit virgine raptā, H.: ardescente pugnā, Ta.
Origins
Latin ārdus 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 ārdeō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin ārdēscō From ārdeō + -scō.