verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
cānēscō
cānēscō (present infinitive cānēscere, perfect active cānuī)
Classical[kaːˈneːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[kaˈnɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to whiten, become white
- to become grey or hoary
- figurativelyto grow old
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cānēscō | cānēscēbam | cānēscam | cānuī | cānueram | cānuerō |
| 2nd sg. | cānēscis | cānēscēbās | cānēscēs | cānuistī | cānuerās | cānueris |
| 3rd sg. | cānēscit | cānēscēbat | cānēscet | cānuit | cānuerat | cānuerit |
| 1st pl. | cānēscimus | cānēscēbāmus | cānēscēmus | cānuimus | cānuerāmus | cānuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | cānēscitis | cānēscēbātis | cānēscētis | cānuistis | cānuerātis | cānueritis |
| 3rd pl. | cānēscunt | cānēscēbant | cānēscent | cānuērunt cānuēre | cānuerant | cānuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cānēscam | cānēscerem | cānuerim | cānuissem |
| 2nd sg. | cānēscās | cānēscerēs | cānuerīs | cānuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | cānēscat | cānēsceret | cānuerit | cānuisset |
| 1st pl. | cānēscāmus | cānēscerēmus | cānuerīmus | cānuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cānēscātis | cānēscerētis | cānuerītis | cānuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | cānēscant | cānēscerent | cānuerint | cānuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cānēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cānēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cānēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cānēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cānēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cānēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cānēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | cānuisse | — |
| present participle | cānēscēns | — |
gerundcānēscendī, cānēscendō, cānēscendum
cānesco. ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [caneo]. to grow white, whiten.
I. Lit., to become gray or hoary:
pabula canescunt (sc. calore), Ov. M. 2, 212; Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 106: canescant aequora remis, Ov. H. 3, 65: canescunt tecta, id. Am. 1, 8, 52; Col. 3, 2, 12: capilli canescunt, Plin. 30, 15, 46, § 134; 7, 2, 2, § 23: in cujus (Minervae) aede ignes numquam canescunt in favillas, Sol. 22, 18.—II. Transf., = senescere, to grow old, Ov. M. 9, 422:
eaque (quercus) canescet saeclis innumerabilibus, Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 2.—Trop., of discourse: cum ipsa oratio jam nostra canesceret, was getting feeble, Cic. Brut. 2, 8; cf. Quint. 11, 1, 31; Petr. 2, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cānēscō —, —, ere, inch.
caneo, to become hoary, grow gray, whiten: pabula canescunt (calore), O. — Fig., to grow old: (quercus) canescit saeclis. — Of style: cum oratio canesceret, was growing feeble.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin cānēscō From cāneō (“to be white”) + -scō.
Descendants
- Frenchchancir
- Spanishcanecer
- Asturiancanecer
In English words that came into English from cānēscō
- canescentcanescens