verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
dītēscō
dītēscō (present infinitive dītēscere)
Classical[diːˈteːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[diˈtɛs.ko]
Meaning
- intransitiveto grow rich
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
dīves fīōdītēscō -ere — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 20
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dītēscō | dītēscēbam | dītēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dītēscis | dītēscēbās | dītēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dītēscit | dītēscēbat | dītēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dītēscimus | dītēscēbāmus | dītēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dītēscitis | dītēscēbātis | dītēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dītēscunt | dītēscēbant | dītēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dītēscam | dītēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dītēscās | dītēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dītēscat | dītēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dītēscāmus | dītēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dītēscātis | dītēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dītēscant | dītēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dītēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dītēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dītēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dītēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dītēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dītēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dītēscere | — |
| present participle | dītēscēns | — |
gerunddītēscendī, dītēscendō, dītēscendum
dītesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [dis=dives], to grow rich (a poet. word):
praeda, Lucr. 5, 1249; Pers. 6, 14: qua ratione queas ditescere, Hor. S. 2, 5, 10 al.—II. Trop.:
partu dulci, Lucr. 4, 1245; Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 396 al.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dītēscō —, —, ere, inch.
1 dis, to grow rich , H.
Origins
dīt-, stem of dīs (“wealthy”) + -ēscō