verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
caerulēscō
caerulēscō (present infinitive caerulēscere)
Classical[kae̯.rʊˈɫeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃe.ruˈlɛs.ko]
Meaning
- New Latinintransitiveto turn blue, become blue
Totum caput, collum et alae saturate uiridis coloris, ut in amurucurica, summitas capitis dilutior et quodammodo caerulescit. Cauda superius uiridibus et in extremitate caerulescentibus, inferius saturate rubris constat pennis. Alae interius etiam rubrae, exterius uirides et extremitates caeruleae obscure.
1650, John Jonston, Historiae naturalis de avibus libri VI cum aeneis figuris, volume 6, page 212:Ad finem solutio magnesiae crystallisatae adhibita et tentata. Post paucas minutas charta exploratoria rubra caerulescere incoepit.
1834, Carl III Müller, Tractatus de aqua Püllnaensi, page 18:
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | caerulēscō | caerulēscēbam | caerulēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | caerulēscis | caerulēscēbās | caerulēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | caerulēscit | caerulēscēbat | caerulēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | caerulēscimus | caerulēscēbāmus | caerulēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | caerulēscitis | caerulēscēbātis | caerulēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | caerulēscunt | caerulēscēbant | caerulēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | caerulēscam | caerulēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | caerulēscās | caerulēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | caerulēscat | caerulēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | caerulēscāmus | caerulēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | caerulēscātis | caerulēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | caerulēscant | caerulēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | caerulēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | caerulēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | caerulēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | caerulēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | caerulēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | caerulēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | caerulēscere | — |
| present participle | caerulēscēns | — |
gerundcaerulēscendī, caerulēscendō, caerulēscendum
Origins
From caeruleus~caerulus (“blue”) + -ēscō (“to become, to turn”).
In English words that came into English from caerulēscō
- cerulescencecaerulescens