verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
ārēscō
ārēscō (present infinitive ārēscere, perfect active āruī)
Classical[aːˈreːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[aˈrɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to become dry, dry out
- to wither (of plants)
- to languish
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
siccus fīō, exsiccorārēscō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 19
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ārēscō | ārēscēbam | ārēscam | āruī | ārueram | āruerō |
| 2nd sg. | ārēscis | ārēscēbās | ārēscēs | āruistī | āruerās | ārueris |
| 3rd sg. | ārēscit | ārēscēbat | ārēscet | āruit | āruerat | āruerit |
| 1st pl. | ārēscimus | ārēscēbāmus | ārēscēmus | āruimus | āruerāmus | āruerimus |
| 2nd pl. | ārēscitis | ārēscēbātis | ārēscētis | āruistis | āruerātis | ārueritis |
| 3rd pl. | ārēscunt | ārēscēbant | ārēscent | āruērunt āruēre | āruerant | āruerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ārēscam | ārēscerem | āruerim | āruissem |
| 2nd sg. | ārēscās | ārēscerēs | āruerīs | āruissēs |
| 3rd sg. | ārēscat | ārēsceret | āruerit | āruisset |
| 1st pl. | ārēscāmus | ārēscerēmus | āruerīmus | āruissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ārēscātis | ārēscerētis | āruerītis | āruissētis |
| 3rd pl. | ārēscant | ārēscerent | āruerint | āruissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ārēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ārēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ārēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ārēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ārēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ārēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ārēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | āruisse | — |
| present participle | ārēscēns | — |
gerundārēscendī, ārēscendō, ārēscendum
āresco, ĕre,
I. v. n. inch. [areo], to become dry.
I. Lit.:
dum mea (vestimenta) arescunt, Plaut. Rud. 2, 7, 17: fluvius arescat, Vulg. Job, 14, 11: arescat aqua de mari, ib. Isa. 19, 5: arescente undā, Tac. A. 13, 57: quasi faenum, ita arescet, Vulg. Isa. 51, 12.—Of tears: cito arescit lacrima, praesertim in alienis malis, Cic. Part. Or. 17; so id. Inv. 1, 56 fin.—II. Trop., to languish.
A. Of plants, to dry up, wither: nullo modo facilius arbitror posse herbas arescere et interfici, to dry up, Cic. Oecon. ap. Non. p. 450, 1; so Plin. 8, 38, 57, § 137:
truncus (arboris), Tac. A. 13, 58: vitis, Vulg. Ezech. 17, 9; 17, 10: palmes, ib. Joan. 15, 6: manus (branch), ib. Job, 15, 32.—B. Of persons (eccl. Lat.), to pine away in sickness:
(filius meus) stridet dentibus et arescit, Vulg. Marc. 9, 17.—So, to sink, be overcome, with fear: arescentibus hominibus prae timore, Luc. 21, 26.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ārēscō —, —, ere, inch.
areo, to become dry, dry up: herbae: lacrima: arescens unda, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-eh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*āzēō
- Latinārēscō
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin ārēscō From āreō (“to be dry”) + -scō.