What does dēsenēscō mean in Latin?

dēsenēscō, a verb, means “to diminish with age, die away”.

What are the principal parts of dēsenēscō?

dēsenēscō, dēsenēscere, dēsenuī (third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).

In classical Latin, [deː.sɛˈneːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.s̬eˈnɛs.ko].

Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēsenēscō.

verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

dēsenēscō (present infinitive dēsenēscere, perfect active dēsenuī)

Classical[deː.sɛˈneːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[de.s̬eˈnɛs.ko]

active indicative
form	present	imperfect	future	perfect	pluperfect	fut. perfect
1st sg.	dēsenēscō	dēsenēscēbam	dēsenēscam	dēsenuī	dēsenueram	dēsenuerō
2nd sg.	dēsenēscis	dēsenēscēbās	dēsenēscēs	dēsenuistī	dēsenuerās	dēsenueris
3rd sg.	dēsenēscit	dēsenēscēbat	dēsenēscet	dēsenuit	dēsenuerat	dēsenuerit
1st pl.	dēsenēscimus	dēsenēscēbāmus	dēsenēscēmus	dēsenuimus	dēsenuerāmus	dēsenuerimus
2nd pl.	dēsenēscitis	dēsenēscēbātis	dēsenēscētis	dēsenuistis	dēsenuerātis	dēsenueritis
3rd pl.	dēsenēscunt	dēsenēscēbant	dēsenēscent	dēsenuērunt dēsenuēre	dēsenuerant	dēsenuerint

active subjunctive

active subjunctive
form	present	imperfect	perfect	pluperfect
1st sg.	dēsenēscam	dēsenēscerem	dēsenuerim	dēsenuissem
2nd sg.	dēsenēscās	dēsenēscerēs	dēsenuerīs	dēsenuissēs
3rd sg.	dēsenēscat	dēsenēsceret	dēsenuerit	dēsenuisset
1st pl.	dēsenēscāmus	dēsenēscerēmus	dēsenuerīmus	dēsenuissēmus
2nd pl.	dēsenēscātis	dēsenēscerētis	dēsenuerītis	dēsenuissētis
3rd pl.	dēsenēscant	dēsenēscerent	dēsenuerint	dēsenuissent

imperative

infinitives & participles

gerunddēsenēscendī, dēsenēscendō, dēsenēscendum

dē-sĕnesco, nŭi, 3,

I. v. n., to diminish by age, to die away: ira belli desenuit, Sall. ap. Prisc. p. 887 P. (Hist. 1, 93 Dietsch).

Latin dē- Latin senēscō Latin dēsenēscō From dē- + senēscō.