LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

aurēscō

aurēscō (present infinitive aurēscere)
Classical[au̯ˈreːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈrɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to become of the color of gold

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.aurēscōaurēscēbamaurēscam———
2nd sg.aurēscisaurēscēbāsaurēscēs———
3rd sg.aurēscitaurēscēbataurēscet———
1st pl.aurēscimusaurēscēbāmusaurēscēmus———
2nd pl.aurēscitisaurēscēbātisaurēscētis———
3rd pl.aurēscuntaurēscēbantaurēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.aurēscamaurēscerem——
2nd sg.aurēscāsaurēscerēs——
3rd sg.aurēscataurēsceret——
1st pl.aurēscāmusaurēscerēmus——
2nd pl.aurēscātisaurēscerētis——
3rd pl.aurēscantaurēscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.aurēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.aurēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.aurēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.aurēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.aurēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.aurēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveaurēscere—
perfect infinitiveaurēscisse—
present participleaurēscēns—
gerundaurēscendī, aurēscendō, aurēscendum

auresco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. [aurum], to become of the color of gold: aër aurescit, Varr. L. L. 7, § 83 Müll.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-der. Proto-Italic *auzom Latin aurum Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin aurēscō From aurum (“gold”) + -ēscō.

Descendants
  • Romanianauri

Quick answers

What does aurēscō mean in Latin?
aurēscō, a verb, means “to become of the color of gold”.
What are the principal parts of aurēscō?
aurēscō, aurēscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce aurēscō?
In classical Latin, [au̯ˈreːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯ˈrɛs.ko].