LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

contenebrēscō

contenebrēscō (present infinitive contenebrēscere)

Meaning

  1. to darken (grow dark)

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.contenebrēscōcontenebrēscēbamcontenebrēscam———
2nd sg.contenebrēsciscontenebrēscēbāscontenebrēscēs———
3rd sg.contenebrēscitcontenebrēscēbatcontenebrēscet———
1st pl.contenebrēscimuscontenebrēscēbāmuscontenebrēscēmus———
2nd pl.contenebrēscitiscontenebrēscēbātiscontenebrēscētis———
3rd pl.contenebrēscuntcontenebrēscēbantcontenebrēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.contenebrēscamcontenebrēscerem——
2nd sg.contenebrēscāscontenebrēscerēs——
3rd sg.contenebrēscatcontenebrēsceret——
1st pl.contenebrēscāmuscontenebrēscerēmus——
2nd pl.contenebrēscātiscontenebrēscerētis——
3rd pl.contenebrēscantcontenebrēscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.contenebrēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.contenebrēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.contenebrēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.contenebrēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.contenebrēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.contenebrēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecontenebrēscere—
perfect infinitivecontenēbrēscisse—
present participlecontenebrēscēns—
gerundcontenebrēscendī, contenebrēscendō, contenebrēscendum

con-tĕnē^bresco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. [tenebrae], to grow dark (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Jer. 13, 16.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincontenebrēscō

Latin tenebrēscō Latin contenebrēscō From con- + tenebrēscō.

Quick answers

What does contenebrēscō mean in Latin?
contenebrēscō, a verb, means “to darken (grow dark)”.
What are the principal parts of contenebrēscō?
contenebrēscō, contenebrēscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
Where does contenebrēscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin contenebrēscō.