verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
dīlūcēscō
dīlūcēscō (present infinitive dīlūcēscere, perfect active dīlūxī)
Classical[diː.ɫuːˈkeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[di.luˈt͡ʃɛs.ko]
Meaning
- impersonalusuallyto dawn (begin to grow light)
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dīlūcēscō | dīlūcēscēbam | dīlūcēscam | dīlūxī | dīlūxeram | dīlūxerō |
| 2nd sg. | dīlūcēscis | dīlūcēscēbās | dīlūcēscēs | dīlūxistī | dīlūxerās | dīlūxeris |
| 3rd sg. | dīlūcēscit | dīlūcēscēbat | dīlūcēscet | dīlūxit | dīlūxerat | dīlūxerit |
| 1st pl. | dīlūcēscimus | dīlūcēscēbāmus | dīlūcēscēmus | dīlūximus | dīlūxerāmus | dīlūxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | dīlūcēscitis | dīlūcēscēbātis | dīlūcēscētis | dīlūxistis | dīlūxerātis | dīlūxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | dīlūcēscunt | dīlūcēscēbant | dīlūcēscent | dīlūxērunt dīlūxēre | dīlūxerant | dīlūxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dīlūcēscam | dīlūcēscerem | dīlūxerim | dīlūxissem |
| 2nd sg. | dīlūcēscās | dīlūcēscerēs | dīlūxerīs | dīlūxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dīlūcēscat | dīlūcēsceret | dīlūxerit | dīlūxisset |
| 1st pl. | dīlūcēscāmus | dīlūcēscerēmus | dīlūxerīmus | dīlūxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dīlūcēscātis | dīlūcēscerētis | dīlūxerītis | dīlūxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dīlūcēscant | dīlūcēscerent | dīlūxerint | dīlūxissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dīlūcēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dīlūcēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dīlūcēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dīlūcēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dīlūcēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dīlūcēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dīlūcēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | dīlūxisse | — |
| present participle | dīlūcēscēns | — |
gerunddīlūcēscendī, dīlūcēscendō, dīlūcēscendum
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ubi illuxit, luxit, diluxit
- when it was day.
dīlūcesco, luxi, 3,
I. v. inch. n. [diluceo], to grow light, to begin to shine, to dawn; in the perf., to shine (rare but class.).
I. Impers.:
cum jam dilucesceret, Cic. Cat. 3, 3: jam dilucescebat, cum signum consul dedit, Liv. 36, 24; and so transf.: discussa est illa caligo ... diluxit, patet, videmus omnia, Cic. Phil. 12, 2, 5.—II. Pers.: omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum, etc., * Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 13; cf. Gell. 3, 2.— Trop.:
donec diluxit rerum genetalis origo, Lucr. 5, 176: ista dilucescant allucente misericordiā tuā, August. Civ. D. 11, 22.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dīlūcēscō lūxī, —, ere, inch.
diluceo, to grow light, begin to shine, dawn : Omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum, H.—Impers: cum iam dilucesceret: iam dilucescebat, cum, etc., L.: diluxit.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin dīlūcēscō From dīlūceō + -scō.