verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
cōnsenēscō
cōnsenēscō (present infinitive cōnsenēscere, perfect active cōnsenuī)
Classical[kõː.sɛˈneːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[kon.seˈnɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to grow or become old or grey together
- to grow old in occupation
- to become weak, infirm or powerless; waste away, decay, fade
- to lose respect
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnsenēscō | cōnsenēscēbam | cōnsenēscam | cōnsenuī | cōnsenueram | cōnsenuerō |
| 2nd sg. | cōnsenēscis | cōnsenēscēbās | cōnsenēscēs | cōnsenuistī | cōnsenuerās | cōnsenueris |
| 3rd sg. | cōnsenēscit | cōnsenēscēbat | cōnsenēscet | cōnsenuit | cōnsenuerat | cōnsenuerit |
| 1st pl. | cōnsenēscimus | cōnsenēscēbāmus | cōnsenēscēmus | cōnsenuimus | cōnsenuerāmus | cōnsenuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnsenēscitis | cōnsenēscēbātis | cōnsenēscētis | cōnsenuistis | cōnsenuerātis | cōnsenueritis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnsenēscunt | cōnsenēscēbant | cōnsenēscent | cōnsenuērunt cōnsenuēre | cōnsenuerant | cōnsenuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnsenēscam | cōnsenēscerem | cōnsenuerim | cōnsenuissem |
| 2nd sg. | cōnsenēscās | cōnsenēscerēs | cōnsenuerīs | cōnsenuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | cōnsenēscat | cōnsenēsceret | cōnsenuerit | cōnsenuisset |
| 1st pl. | cōnsenēscāmus | cōnsenēscerēmus | cōnsenuerīmus | cōnsenuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnsenēscātis | cōnsenēscerētis | cōnsenuerītis | cōnsenuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnsenēscant | cōnsenēscerent | cōnsenuerint | cōnsenuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cōnsenēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cōnsenēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cōnsenēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cōnsenēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cōnsenēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cōnsenēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cōnsenēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | cōnsenuisse | — |
| present participle | cōnsenēscēns | — |
gerundcōnsenēscendī, cōnsenēscendō, cōnsenēscendum
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- vires consenescunt
- to become old and feeble.
con-sĕnesco, nŭi, 3,
I. v. inch., to grow old together, to grow or become old or gray (class. in prose and poetry).
I. Lit.:
(Baucis et Philemon) illā consenuere casā, Ov. M. 8, 634: socerorum in armis, * Hor. C. 3, 5, 8; cf.: in patriā meā, Ov. Tr. 4, 8, 12: alieno in agro (exercitus), Liv. 9, 19, 6: in exilio, id. 35, 34, 7: in ultimo terrarum orbis angulo, Vell. 2, 102, 3: circa Casilinum Cumasque, Liv. 30, 20, 9: Smyrnae, Suet. Gram. 6.—II. Meton.
A. In Quint., to grow old or gray in an occupation, to follow it too long:
in commentariis rhetorum, Quint. 3, 8, 67 in quā umbrā, id. 10, 5, 17; and: in unā ejus specie, id. 12, 11, 16.—B. In a more general sense (causa pro effectu), to become weak, infirm, powerless, to waste away, fall into disuse, decay, fade, lose force, etc.
1. With living subjects:
prae maerore atque aegritudine, Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 63; cf. id. Capt. 1, 2, 25: in manibus alicujus et gremio maerore et lacrimis, Cic. Clu. 5, 13; Liv. 35, 34, 7: (columbae) si inclusae consenescunt, Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 6; so id. ib. 3, 9, 14: veturno, Col. 7, 5, 3.—b. Trop., to lose consideration or respect: omnes illius partis auctores ac socios nullo adversario consenescere. Cic. Att. 2, 23, 2.—
2. With inanimate subjects: ova consenescunt, Varr R. R. 3, 9, 8; cf.:
vinea soli vitio consenuit, Col. 4, 22, 8: veru in manibus, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 15; cf.: consenuit haec tabula carie, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 91: haut ulla carina Consenuit, not one has grown old, i. e. all have perished, Prop. 3, 7 (4, 6), 36: (nobis) viget aetas, animus valet; contra illis annis atque divitiis omnia consenuerunt, Sall. C. 20, 10 Kritz and Fabri: quamvis consenuerint vires atque defecerint, Cic. Sen. 9, 29; with vires, Liv. 6, 23, 7: animum quoque patris consenuisse in adfecto corpore, id. 9, 3, 8: noster amicus Magnus, cujus cognomen unā cum Crassi Divitis cognomine consenescit. Cic. Att. 2, 13, 2: veteres leges aut. ipsā suā vetustate consenuisse aut novis legibus esse sublatas, id. de Or. 1, 58, 247; so of laws, Liv. 3, 31, 7: invidia, Cic. Clu. 2, 5: rabies et impetus, Flor. 3, 3, 5: oratio dimetiendis pedibus, Quint. 9, 4, 112.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōn-senēscō nuī, —, ere,
inch, to grow old together, grow old, become gray: otio rei p.: illā casā, O.: socerorum in armis, H.: insontem in exsilio, L.—To waste away, sink, decline: in fratris gremio maerore.—Fig., to lose respect: nullo adversario. — To decay, degenerate, grow obsolete, decline: illis annis omnia consenuerunt, S.: quamvis consenuerint vires: lex, L.: invidia: alcuius cognomen.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōnsenēscō
Latin senēscō Latin cōnsenēscō From con- + senēscō.