verbthird conjugation
cōnscendō
cōnscendō (present infinitive cōnscendere, perfect active cōnscendī, supine cōnscēnsum)
Classical[kõːˈskɛn.doː]Ecclesiastical[kon̠ʲˈʃɛn.do]
Meaning
- to climb up, ascend or scale
- to mount (a horse)
- to board (a ship)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ascendō, in nāvem eōcōnscendō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 6
in nāvem ascendōcōnscendō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 11
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Scandere · Adscendere · Escendere · Conscendere · Inscendere
Scandere means to mount a steep height, which is connected with exertion, and generally brings both hands and feet into requisition, as to climb; whereas adscendere, escendere, conscendere, and inscendere, mean to mount a height, in a general sense; adscendere, without any accessory notion, merely in opp. to descendere; whereas escendere means to mount a height which is fortified, like ramparts, walls, or which confers distinction, as the rostrum; conscendere, to mount something in company with others, a ship for instance; inscendere, to mount an enclosed space, a carriage for instance. (iv. 60.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnscendō | cōnscendēbam | cōnscendam | cōnscendī | cōnscenderam | cōnscenderō |
| 2nd sg. | cōnscendis | cōnscendēbās | cōnscendēs | cōnscendistī | cōnscenderās | cōnscenderis |
| 3rd sg. | cōnscendit | cōnscendēbat | cōnscendet | cōnscendit | cōnscenderat | cōnscenderit |
| 1st pl. | cōnscendimus | cōnscendēbāmus | cōnscendēmus | cōnscendimus | cōnscenderāmus | cōnscenderimus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnscenditis | cōnscendēbātis | cōnscendētis | cōnscendistis | cōnscenderātis | cōnscenderitis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnscendunt | cōnscendēbant | cōnscendent | cōnscendērunt cōnscendēre | cōnscenderant | cōnscenderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnscendam | cōnscenderem | cōnscenderim | cōnscendissem |
| 2nd sg. | cōnscendās | cōnscenderēs | cōnscenderīs | cōnscendissēs |
| 3rd sg. | cōnscendat | cōnscenderet | cōnscenderit | cōnscendisset |
| 1st pl. | cōnscendāmus | cōnscenderēmus | cōnscenderīmus | cōnscendissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnscendātis | cōnscenderētis | cōnscenderītis | cōnscendissētis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnscendant | cōnscenderent | cōnscenderint | cōnscendissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnscendor | cōnscendēbar | cōnscendar |
| 2nd sg. | cōnscenderis cōnscendere | cōnscendēbāris cōnscendēbāre | cōnscendēris cōnscendēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnscenditur | cōnscendēbātur | cōnscendētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnscendimur | cōnscendēbāmur | cōnscendēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnscendiminī | cōnscendēbāminī | cōnscendēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnscenduntur | cōnscendēbantur | cōnscendentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnscendar | cōnscenderer |
| 2nd sg. | cōnscendāris cōnscendāre | cōnscenderēris cōnscenderēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnscendātur | cōnscenderētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnscendāmur | cōnscenderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnscendāminī | cōnscenderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnscendantur | cōnscenderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cōnscende | cōnscendere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cōnscendite | cōnscendiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cōnscenditō | cōnscenditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cōnscenditō | cōnscenditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cōnscenditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cōnscenduntō | cōnscenduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cōnscendere | cōnscendī |
| perfect infinitive | cōnscendisse | cōnscēnsum esse |
| future infinitive | cōnscēnsūrum esse | cōnscēnsum īrī |
| present participle | cōnscendēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | cōnscēnsus cōnscēnsa, cōnscēnsā, cōnscēnsae, cōnscēnsam, cōnscēnsārum, cōnscēnsās, cōnscēnse, cōnscēnsī, cōnscēnsīs, cōnscēnsō, cōnscēnsōrum, cōnscēnsōs |
| future participle | cōnscēnsūrus cōnscēnsūra, cōnscēnsūrā, cōnscēnsūrae, cōnscēnsūram, cōnscēnsūrārum, cōnscēnsūrās, cōnscēnsūre, cōnscēnsūrī, cōnscēnsūrīs, cōnscēnsūrō, cōnscēnsūrōrum, cōnscēnsūrōs, cōnscēnsūrum | cōnscendendus cōnscendundus, cōnscendenda, cōnscendendā, cōnscendendae, cōnscendendam, cōnscendendārum, cōnscendendās, cōnscendende, cōnscendendīs, cōnscendendōrum, cōnscendendōs, cōnscendunda, cōnscendundā, cōnscendundae, cōnscendundam, cōnscendundārum, cōnscendundās, cōnscendunde, cōnscendundī, cōnscendundīs, cōnscendundō, cōnscendundōrum, cōnscendundōs, cōnscendundum |
gerundcōnscendendī, cōnscendendō, cōnscendendumsupinecōnscēnsum, cōnscēnsū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- conscendere equum
- to mount.
- navem conscendere, ascendere
- to embark.
con-scendo, ndi, nsum, 3, v. a. and n. [scando].
I. In gen., to mount, to ascend (in prose rare before the Aug. per.)
A. Lit.
(a). With acc.:
currum, Lucr. 6, 47; Prop. 2 (3), 18, 13; Ov. Tr. 3, 8, 1; Curt. 5, 10, 12: montes, * Cat. 64, 126; Prop. 1, 6, 3: vallum, Caes. B. G. 5, 39 fin.: equos, Ov. M. 14, 820; Liv. 29, 2, 16; Suet. Calig. 51: aethera, Ov. M. 3, 299; Stat. S. 3, 1, 7; Val. Fl. 2, 444: culmen summum, Sil. 3, 510: scopulum, Verg. A. 1, 180: rogum, id. ib. 4, 646: tribunal, Suet. Tib. 17; id. Galb. 10 al.—II. Esp., a nautical t. t., to go on board a ship, to embark, take ship, etc. (class. in all periods and species of composition; cf. ascendo); constr. with the acc., in, or absol.
(a). With acc.: cymbam piscatoriam. Afran. ap. Non. p. 535, 30:
navem, Caes. B. G. 4, 23; id. B. C. 2, 4; Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 3; Nep. Dat. 4, 3: naves, Liv. 22, 19, 8; 37, 11, 8; cf. in pass.: conscensā nave, Just. 31, 4, 3; and: navibus conscensis, id. 12, 10, 1: navigium, Suet. Caes. 58: cavatum ex materiā alveum, Vell. 2, 107, 1: puppim, Ov. F. 2, 95: classem, Verg. A. 10, 155; Ov. M. 13, 422; cf.: aequor navibus, to navigate, Verg. A. 1, 381: ibi classem, Auct. B. Afr. 10, 2.— (g). Absol.:
velim quam primum conscendas ad meque venias, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 2, 4 al.: conscende nobiscum, et quidem ad puppim, id. Fam. 12, 25, 5; Liv. 22, 19, 10; 37, 11, 10; * Quint. 4, 2, 41; Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 41: in Siciliam, to embark for Sicily, Liv. 31, 29, 6.—With ab and abl. of place: Pompeium a Brundisio conscendisse, Cic. Att. 9, 14, 3: ab eo loco conscendi, id. Phil. 1, 3, 7: ab hortis Cluvianis, id. Att. 14, 16, 1; cf. Epheso, id. ib. 6, 8, 4: Thessalonicae conscendere jussi, Liv. 44, 23, 9.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōnscendō endī, ēnsus, ere
com-+scando, to mount, ascend, climb: vallum, Cs.: equos, L.: aethera, O.: rogum, V.: in equos, O. — To go on board, embark: navem: puppim, O.: aequor navibus, to go to sea, V.: in navīs, Cs.: in phaselum: velim conscendas, ad meque venias: ab eo loco, set sail: Thessalonicae conscendere iussi, L. — Fig.: laudis carmen, to rise to, Pr.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōnscendō
Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandō Latin cōnscendō From con- + scandō (“climb, mount”).