verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
candēscō
candēscō (present infinitive candēscere, perfect active canduī)
Classical[kanˈdeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[kanˈdɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to brighten, grow brighter
- to radiate
- to become red hot
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | candēscō | candēscēbam | candēscam | canduī | candueram | canduerō |
| 2nd sg. | candēscis | candēscēbās | candēscēs | canduistī | canduerās | candueris |
| 3rd sg. | candēscit | candēscēbat | candēscet | canduit | canduerat | canduerit |
| 1st pl. | candēscimus | candēscēbāmus | candēscēmus | canduimus | canduerāmus | canduerimus |
| 2nd pl. | candēscitis | candēscēbātis | candēscētis | canduistis | canduerātis | candueritis |
| 3rd pl. | candēscunt | candēscēbant | candēscent | canduērunt canduēre | canduerant | canduerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | candēscam | candēscerem | canduerim | canduissem |
| 2nd sg. | candēscās | candēscerēs | canduerīs | canduissēs |
| 3rd sg. | candēscat | candēsceret | canduerit | canduisset |
| 1st pl. | candēscāmus | candēscerēmus | canduerīmus | canduissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | candēscātis | candēscerētis | canduerītis | canduissētis |
| 3rd pl. | candēscant | candēscerent | canduerint | canduissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | candēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | candēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | candēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | candēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | candēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | candēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | candēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | canduisse | — |
| present participle | candēscēns | — |
gerundcandēscendī, candēscendō, candēscendum
candesco, ui, 3,
I. v. inch. n. [candeo], to become of a bright, glittering white, to begin to glisten or radiate (rare; mostly poet.):
ut solet aër candescere solis ab ortu, Ov. M. 6, 49; Tib. 1, 10, 43.—II. To begin to glow, to grow red hot:
ferrum candescit in igni, Lucr. 1, 491; Ov. M. 2, 230; Vitr. 7, 9 fin; cf. candeo fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
candēscō —, —, inch.
candeo, to become bright, grow white, begin to glisten: aer solis ab ortu, O.: caput canis, Tb.—To begin to glow, grow red hot: currūs candescere sentit, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der. Proto-Italic *kandēō Latin candeō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin candēscō From candeō (“to shine”) + -scō.
In English words that came into English from candēscō
- incandescentincandescens
- candescentcandēscēns