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

convēscor

convēscor (present infinitive convēscī)
Classical[kɔnˈweːs.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[koɱˈvɛs.kor]

Meaning

  1. deponentto eat with (someone)
    ...nec si in peccatis perseverare decernerent, ei qui sine peccato est, convesci auderent....nor, if they were decided to persevere in sins, with him who is without sin would they dare to eat.Bede, Homilia XXX (on the calling of Matthew)

Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.convēscorconvēscēbarconvēscar———
2nd sg.convēsceris
convēscere
convēscēbāris
convēscēbāre
convēscēris
convēscēre
———
3rd sg.convēsciturconvēscēbāturconvēscētur———
1st pl.convēscimurconvēscēbāmurconvēscēmur———
2nd pl.convēsciminīconvēscēbāminīconvēscēminī———
3rd pl.convēscunturconvēscēbanturconvēscentur———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.convēscarconvēscerer——
2nd sg.convēscāris
convēscāre
convēscerēris
convēscerēre
——
3rd sg.convēscāturconvēscerētur——
1st pl.convēscāmurconvēscerēmur——
2nd pl.convēscāminīconvēscerēminī——
3rd pl.convēscanturconvēscerentur——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.convēscere—
pres. 2nd pl.convēsciminī—
fut. 2nd sg.convēscitor—
fut. 3rd sg.convēscitor—
fut. 3rd pl.convēscuntor—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveconvēscī—
present participleconvēscēns—
future participle—convēscendus
convēscundus, convēscenda, convēscendā, convēscendae, convēscendam, convēscendārum, convēscendās, convēscende, convēscendīs, convēscendōrum, convēscendōs
gerundconvēscendī, convēscendō, convēscendum

con-vescor, vesci,
I. v. dep., to eat with one (eccl. Lat.), Aug. Ep. 18 al.

Origins

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

Latin vēscor Latin convēscor From con- (“with”) + vēscor (“to fill oneself with food, to take food, feed, eat”).

Quick answers

What does convēscor mean in Latin?
convēscor, a verb, means “to eat with (someone)”.
What are the principal parts of convēscor?
convēscor, convēscī (third conjugation, deponent, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce convēscor?
In classical Latin, [kɔnˈweːs.kɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koɱˈvɛs.kor].
Where does convēscor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin convēscor.