verbthird conjugation, no passive
coalēscō
coalēscō (present infinitive coalēscere, perfect active coaluī, supine coalitum)
Classical[ko.aˈɫeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ko.aˈlɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to unite together; to coalesce
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | coalēscō | coalēscēbam | coalēscam | coaluī | coalueram | coaluerō |
| 2nd sg. | coalēscis | coalēscēbās | coalēscēs | coaluistī | coaluerās | coalueris |
| 3rd sg. | coalēscit | coalēscēbat | coalēscet | coaluit | coaluerat | coaluerit |
| 1st pl. | coalēscimus | coalēscēbāmus | coalēscēmus | coaluimus | coaluerāmus | coaluerimus |
| 2nd pl. | coalēscitis | coalēscēbātis | coalēscētis | coaluistis | coaluerātis | coalueritis |
| 3rd pl. | coalēscunt | coalēscēbant | coalēscent | coaluērunt coaluēre | coaluerant | coaluerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | coalēscam | coalēscerem | coaluerim | coaluissem |
| 2nd sg. | coalēscās | coalēscerēs | coaluerīs | coaluissēs |
| 3rd sg. | coalēscat | coalēsceret | coaluerit | coaluisset |
| 1st pl. | coalēscāmus | coalēscerēmus | coaluerīmus | coaluissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | coalēscātis | coalēscerētis | coaluerītis | coaluissētis |
| 3rd pl. | coalēscant | coalēscerent | coaluerint | coaluissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | coalēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | coalēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | coalēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | coalēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | coalēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | coalēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | coalēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | coaluisse | — |
| future infinitive | coalitūrum esse | — |
| present participle | coalēscēns | — |
| future participle | coalitūrus coalitūra, coalitūrā, coalitūrae, coalitūram, coalitūrārum, coalitūrās, coalitūre, coalitūrī, coalitūrīs, coalitūrō, coalitūrōrum, coalitūrōs, coalitūrum | — |
gerundcoalēscendī, coalēscendō, coalēscendumsupinecoalitum, coalitū
cŏ-ălesco, ălŭi, ălĭtum (
I. part. perf. only in Tac. and subseq. writers;
contr. form colescat, Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 2: colescere, Lucr. 6, 1068: coluerunt, id. 2, 1061 Lachm. N. cr.), v. inch. n. (most freq. since the Aug. per.; never in Cic.). I. To grow together with something, to unite.
A. Prop., Lucr. 2, 1061:
saxa vides solā colescere calce, id. 6, 1068: ne prius exarescat surculus quam colescat, is united, sc. with the tree into which it is inserted, Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 2: gramen, Col. 2, 18, 5: semen, id. 3, 5, 2: triticum, id. 2, 6 fin.: sarmentum, id. 3, 18, 5 and 6; Dig. 41, 1, 9: arbor cum terra mea coaluit, ib. 39, 2, 9, § 2: cilium vulnere aliquo diductum non coalescit, Plin. 11, 37, 57, § 157; cf. vulnus, id. 9, 51, 76, § 166, and v. II. A. infra.—In part. perf.: cujus ex sanguine concretus homo et coalitus sit, is formed or composed, Gell. 12, 1, 11; App. Dogm. Plat. 1, p. 171, 38.—B. Trop., to unite, agree together, coalesce (so in the histt., esp. Liv. and Tac., very freq.); absol.:
Trojani et Aborigines facile coaluerunt, Sall. C. 6, 2; id. J. 87, 3: solidā fide, Tac. H. 2, 7: ut cum Patribus coalescerent animi plebis, Liv. 2, 48, 1: animi coalescentium in dies magis duorum populorum, id, 1, 2, 5.—With in and acc.: multitudo coalescere in populi unius corpus poterat, Liv. 1, 8, 1: in unum sonum, Quint. 1, 7, 26: in bellum atrox, Tac. A. 3, 38: in nomen nostrum, id. ib. 11, 24: in hunc consensum, id. H. 2, 37; cf.: coalesce-re ad obsequium, id. A. 6, 44: brevi tantā concordiā coaluerant omnium animi, ut, etc., Liv. 23, 35, 9; cf. id. 1, 11, 2; 26, 40, 18: vixdum coalescens foventis regnum (the figure taken from the growing together of a wound), id. 29, 31, 4; cf.: bellis civilibus sepultis coalescentibusque reipublicae membris, Vell. 2, 90, 1; 4, 8, 5: (voces) e duobus quasi corporibus coalescunt, ut maleficus, Quint. 1, 5, 65; id. 2, 9, 3 (v. the passage in connection): quieti coaliti homines, i. e. united in a peaceful manner, Amm. 14, 5, 7.—II. To grow firmly, strike root, increase, become strong.
A. Prop.. forte in eo loco grandis ilex coaluerat inter saxa, had sprung up, Sall. J. 93, 4; * Suet. Aug. 92:
dum novus in viridi coalescit cortice ramus, Ov. A. A. 2, 649.—B. Trop., to grow firm, take root, be consolidated:
dum Galbae auctoritas fluxa, Pisonis nondum coaluisset, Tac. H. 1, 21.—In part. perf.: coalitam libertate irreverentiam eo prorupisse, strengthened, Tac. A. 13, 26; so id. 14, 1: libertas, confirmed, id. H. 4, 55: coalito more asper, i. e. by inveterate habit, Amm. 14, 10, 4: pravitas, id. 15, 3, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
coalēscō aluī, alitus, ere, inch.
com- + 1 AL-, to grow firmly, strike root, increase, become strong: ilex coaluerat inter saxa, had sprung up, S.: in cortice ramus, O.—Fig., to unite, agree together, coalesce: Troiani et Aborigines facile coaluerunt, S.: cum patribus animi plebis, L.: multitudo coalescere in populi unius corpus poterat, L.: rem coalescere concordiā, be adjusted, L.: concordiā coaluerant omnium animi, L.: pace coalescente, becoming established, L.: coalescens regnum, recovering strength, L.: coalita libertate inreverentia, fostered, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincoalēscō
Latin alēscō Latin coalēscō From con- + alēscō.
Descendants
- Englishcoalesce
- Italiancoalescere
- Portuguesecoalescer
In English words that came into English from coalēscō
- coalescecoalēscō
- coalitioncoalitiō
- coalescencecoalēscentia
- coalescentcoalēscēns