LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

dēsuēscō

dēsuēscō (present infinitive dēsuēscere)
Classical[deː.suˈeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[de.s̬uˈɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to forget, to unlearn
  2. to become or to be unaccustomed to
  3. to disaccustom
  4. to lay aside custom or habit

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.dēsuēscōdēsuēscēbamdēsuēscam———
2nd sg.dēsuēscisdēsuēscēbāsdēsuēscēs———
3rd sg.dēsuēscitdēsuēscēbatdēsuēscet———
1st pl.dēsuēscimusdēsuēscēbāmusdēsuēscēmus———
2nd pl.dēsuēscitisdēsuēscēbātisdēsuēscētis———
3rd pl.dēsuēscuntdēsuēscēbantdēsuēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.dēsuēscamdēsuēscerem——
2nd sg.dēsuēscāsdēsuēscerēs——
3rd sg.dēsuēscatdēsuēsceret——
1st pl.dēsuēscāmusdēsuēscerēmus——
2nd pl.dēsuēscātisdēsuēscerētis——
3rd pl.dēsuēscantdēsuēscerent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.dēsuēscordēsuēscēbardēsuēscar
2nd sg.dēsuēsceris
dēsuēscere
dēsuēscēbāris
dēsuēscēbāre
dēsuēscēris
dēsuēscēre
3rd sg.dēsuēsciturdēsuēscēbāturdēsuēscētur
1st pl.dēsuēscimurdēsuēscēbāmurdēsuēscēmur
2nd pl.dēsuēsciminīdēsuēscēbāminīdēsuēscēminī
3rd pl.dēsuēscunturdēsuēscēbanturdēsuēscentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.dēsuēscardēsuēscerer
2nd sg.dēsuēscāris
dēsuēscāre
dēsuēscerēris
dēsuēscerēre
3rd sg.dēsuēscāturdēsuēscerētur
1st pl.dēsuēscāmurdēsuēscerēmur
2nd pl.dēsuēscāminīdēsuēscerēminī
3rd pl.dēsuēscanturdēsuēscerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.dēsuēscedēsuēscere
pres. 2nd pl.dēsuēscitedēsuēsciminī
fut. 2nd sg.dēsuēscitōdēsuēscitor
fut. 3rd sg.dēsuēscitōdēsuēscitor
fut. 2nd pl.dēsuēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.dēsuēscuntōdēsuēscuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedēsuēsceredēsuēscī
present participledēsuēscēns—
future participle—dēsuēscendus
dēsuēscundus
gerunddēsuēscendī, dēsuēscendō, dēsuēscendum

dē-sŭesco, sŭēvi, sŭētum, 3, v. a. and n. (mostly poet., or in post-Aug. prose; in Cic. and Caes. not at all; cf., however, desuefacio).
I. Act., to disuse, to lay aside a custom or habit, to disaccustom, to put out of use: desuevi, ne quo ad cenam iret, Titin. ap. Non. 95, 1: arma diu desueta, Verg. A. 2, 509; cf.: rem desuetam usurpare, Liv. 3, 38: desueta sidera cerno (i. e. quae cernere desuevi), Ov. M. 5, 503; cf.: voces jam mihi desuetae, id. ib. 7, 646: desueta verba, id. Tr. 5, 7, 63: in desuescendis morari, Quint. 3, 8, 70.—With inf.: desueto Samnite clamorem Romani exercitus pati, Liv. 8, 38, 10.—
II. Neutr., to become unaccustomed, to disaccustom one's self; or in the perf., to be unaccustomed: paullatim antiquo patrum honori, Sil. 3, 576: jam desueta triumphis (i. e. bellis) agmina, Verg. A. 6, 815; cf. id. ib. 7, 693: fera rabiem desueta, Stat. Th. 5, 231: desueta corda, Verg. A. 1, 722.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēsuēscō

Latin dē- Latin suēscō Latin dēsuēscō From dē- + suēscō.

In English words that came into English from dēsuēscō

  • desuetudedēsuētūdo
  • desuetedēsuētus

Quick answers

What does dēsuēscō mean in Latin?
dēsuēscō, a verb, means “to forget, to unlearn; to become or to be unaccustomed to; to disaccustom”.
What are the principal parts of dēsuēscō?
dēsuēscō, dēsuēscere (third conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce dēsuēscō?
In classical Latin, [deː.suˈeːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.s̬uˈɛs.ko].
Where does dēsuēscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēsuēscō.