LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

effervēscō

effervēscō (present infinitive effervēscere, perfect active efferbuī or effervī)
Classical[ɛf.fɛrˈweːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ef.ferˈvɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to boil up or over
  2. to seethe
  3. to foam or effervesce

Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.effervēscōeffervēscēbameffervēscamefferbuī
effervī
efferbueram
efferveram
efferbuerō
efferverō
2nd sg.effervēsciseffervēscēbāseffervēscēsefferbuistī
effervistī
efferbuerās
efferverās
efferbueris
efferveris
3rd sg.effervēsciteffervēscēbateffervēscetefferbuit
effervit
efferbuerat
efferverat
efferbuerit
efferverit
1st pl.effervēscimuseffervēscēbāmuseffervēscēmusefferbuimus
effervimus
efferbuerāmus
efferverāmus
efferbuerimus
efferverimus
2nd pl.effervēscitiseffervēscēbātiseffervēscētisefferbuistis
effervistis
efferbuerātis
efferverātis
efferbueritis
efferveritis
3rd pl.effervēscunteffervēscēbanteffervēscentefferbuērunt
efferbuēre, effervērunt, effervēre
efferbuerant
efferverant
efferbuerint
efferverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.effervēscameffervēsceremefferbuerim
efferverim
efferbuissem
effervissem
2nd sg.effervēscāseffervēscerēsefferbuerīs
efferverīs
efferbuissēs
effervissēs
3rd sg.effervēscateffervēsceretefferbuerit
efferverit
efferbuisset
effervisset
1st pl.effervēscāmuseffervēscerēmusefferbuerīmus
efferverīmus
efferbuissēmus
effervissēmus
2nd pl.effervēscātiseffervēscerētisefferbuerītis
efferverītis
efferbuissētis
effervissētis
3rd pl.effervēscanteffervēscerentefferbuerint
efferverint
efferbuissent
effervissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.effervēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.effervēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.effervēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.effervēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.effervēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.effervēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveeffervēscere—
perfect infinitiveefferbuisse
effervisse
—
present participleeffervēscēns—
gerundeffervēscendī, effervēscendō, effervēscendum

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

iracundia exardescere, effervescere
to be transported with passion.

ef-fervesco, ferbui (so Cic. Cael. 31, 77 al.; ante- and post-class. fervi, Cato R. R. 115, 1; Tac. A. 1, 74), 3,
I. v. inch. n.
I. To boil up or over, to foam up, to effervesce, ferment, to grow violent, rage (class.).
A. Lit.: dictum fretum a similitudine ferventis aquae, quod in fretum saepe concurrat aestus atque effervescat, Varr. L. L. 7, § 22 Müll.; cf.: aquae, quae effervescunt subditis ignibus, Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 27: ubi satis efferverit (vinum mustum), Cato R. R. 115, 1; cf. Col. 12, 25, 4: efferbuit coctio ejus, Vulg. Ezech. 24, 5.—
B. Trop. (a favorite expression of Cic.): illae undae comitiorum, ut mare profundum et immensum, sic efervescunt quodam quasi aestu, Cic. Planc 6, 15; cf.: Pontum armatum, effervescentem in Asiam atque erumpentem, id. Prov. Cons. 4, 6: luxuriae effervescentis aestus, Gell. 2, 24 fin.: verbis effervescentibus et paulo nimium redundantibus, Cic. de Or. 2, 21: si cui nimium efferbuisse videtur hujus vis, id. Cael. 31 fin.; cf. Lucr. 5, 1335; and Tac. Or. 10: iracundaque mens facile effervescit in ira, Lucr. 3, 295; cf. Cic. Brut. 70, 246; so of an ebullition of anger, Tac. A. 1, 74 fin.; Gell. 1, 26, 8; cf.: interiora mea efferbuerunt, Vulg. Job, 30, 27.—
II. Transf.: sidera coeperunt toto effervescere caelo, to light up, shine out, Ov. M. 1, 71.—
III. To boil out, i. e. to subside, abate: quoad iracundia effervesceret, Dig. 21, 1, 17, § 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Italic*eks
  3. Latineffervēscō

Latin ex- Latin fervēscō Latin effervēscō From ex- + fervēscō.

Descendants
  • Englisheffervesce
  • Spanisheffervecer
  • Portugueseeffervecer

Quick answers

What does effervēscō mean in Latin?
effervēscō, a verb, means “to boil up or over; to seethe; to foam or effervesce”.
What are the principal parts of effervēscō?
effervēscō, effervēscere, efferbuī (third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce effervēscō?
In classical Latin, [ɛf.fɛrˈweːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ef.ferˈvɛs.ko].
Where does effervēscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin effervēscō.