verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
calēscō
calēscō (present infinitive calēscere)
calēscēns pres. act. ptcp.
Meaning
- to grow warm, warm up; be heated
- to become inflamed or inspired
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | calēscō | calēscēbam | calēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | calēscis | calēscēbās | calēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | calēscit | calēscēbat | calēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | calēscimus | calēscēbāmus | calēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | calēscitis | calēscēbātis | calēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | calēscunt | calēscēbant | calēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | calēscam | calēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | calēscās | calēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | calēscat | calēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | calēscāmus | calēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | calēscātis | calēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | calēscant | calēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | calēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | calēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | calēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | calēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | calēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | calēscuntō | — |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | calēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | calēscisse | — |
| present participle | calēscēns | — |
| future participle | — | calēscenda calēscendā, calēscendae, calēscendam, calēscendārum, calēscendās, calēscende, calēscendīs, calēscendōrum, calēscendōs, calēscendus |
gerundcalēscendī, calēscendō, calēscendum
călesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [caleo], to grow warm or hot.
I. Lit. (rare but class.):
(vortex) suā cum Mobilitate calescit, Lucr. 6, 280: calescere vel apricatione vel igni, umbris aquisve refrigerari, Cic. Sen. 16, 57; id. N. D. 2, 55, 138: unda calescit, Ov. M. 15, 310; Curt. 4, 7, 22.—II. Trop., of the mind, to become excited, to glow, be inflamed; esp. with love (poet.), Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 5 Don.:
quo propius nunc es, flammā propiore calesco, Ov. H. 18, 177; so id. M. 3, 372: est deus in nobis! agitante calescimus illo, id. F. 6, 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
calēscō uī, —, ere, inch.
caleo, to grow warm, be heated: calescere apricatione: unda calescit, O.—Fig., to become excited, glow, be inflamed (poet.), T.: flammā propiore, O.: agitante illo (deo), to be inspired, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*kalēō
- Latincalēscō
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin calēscō From caleō + -scō.
Descendants
- Englishcalesce
- Portugueseaquecer
- Asturiancalecerfrom Old Leonese acalecer
- Leonesecalecerfrom Old Leonese acalecer
- Leonesecalcerfrom Old Leonese acalecer
- Mirandesecalcerfrom Old Leonese acalecer
- Mirandeseacalcerfrom Old Leonese acalecer
- Galicianquecer
In English words that came into English from calēscō
- incalescentincalēscēns
- recalescencerecalescere