verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
contābēscō
contābēscō (present infinitive contābēscere, perfect active contābuī)
Classical[kɔn.taːˈbeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[kon.taˈbɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to waste slowly away
- to be consumed
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contābēscō | contābēscēbam | contābēscam | contābuī | contābueram | contābuerō |
| 2nd sg. | contābēscis | contābēscēbās | contābēscēs | contābuistī | contābuerās | contābueris |
| 3rd sg. | contābēscit | contābēscēbat | contābēscet | contābuit | contābuerat | contābuerit |
| 1st pl. | contābēscimus | contābēscēbāmus | contābēscēmus | contābuimus | contābuerāmus | contābuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | contābēscitis | contābēscēbātis | contābēscētis | contābuistis | contābuerātis | contābueritis |
| 3rd pl. | contābēscunt | contābēscēbant | contābēscent | contābuērunt contābuēre | contābuerant | contābuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contābēscam | contābēscerem | contābuerim | contābuissem |
| 2nd sg. | contābēscās | contābēscerēs | contābuerīs | contābuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | contābēscat | contābēsceret | contābuerit | contābuisset |
| 1st pl. | contābēscāmus | contābēscerēmus | contābuerīmus | contābuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | contābēscātis | contābēscerētis | contābuerītis | contābuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | contābēscant | contābēscerent | contābuerint | contābuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | contābēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | contābēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | contābēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | contābēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | contābēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | contābēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | contābēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | contābuisse | — |
| present participle | contābēscēns | — |
gerundcontābēscendī, contābēscendō, contābēscendum
con-tābesco, tābŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n., to waste away gradually, to be consumed, pine away (very rare).
I. Lit.: cor guttatim contabescit, * Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 92: Artemisia luctu confecta contabuit, * Cic. Tusc. 3, 31, 75.—*
II. Trop.:
o perfidiosae Fregellae, quam facile scelere vestro contabuistis, Auct. Her. 4, 15, 22.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
con-tābēscō tābuī, —, ere,
to waste away.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincontābēscō
Latin tābēscō Latin contābēscō From con- + tābēscō.