verbthird conjugation, no supine stem
ērubēscō
ērubēscō (present infinitive ērubēscere, perfect active ērubuī)
Classical[eː.rʊˈbeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[e.ruˈbɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to redden
- to blush (with shame)
- to be ashamed, embarrassed
- poetictransitiveto blush on account of, to be ashamed due to
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
pudōre rubeōērubēscō -ere — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 22
rubōre suffundorērubēscō -ere, -buī — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 7
ruber fīō prae pudōreērubēscō -ere — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 20
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ērubēscō | ērubēscēbam | ērubēscam | ērubuī | ērubueram | ērubuerō |
| 2nd sg. | ērubēscis | ērubēscēbās | ērubēscēs | ērubuistī | ērubuerās | ērubueris |
| 3rd sg. | ērubēscit | ērubēscēbat | ērubēscet | ērubuit | ērubuerat | ērubuerit |
| 1st pl. | ērubēscimus | ērubēscēbāmus | ērubēscēmus | ērubuimus | ērubuerāmus | ērubuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | ērubēscitis | ērubēscēbātis | ērubēscētis | ērubuistis | ērubuerātis | ērubueritis |
| 3rd pl. | ērubēscunt | ērubēscēbant | ērubēscent | ērubuērunt ērubuēre | ērubuerant | ērubuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ērubēscam | ērubēscerem | ērubuerim | ērubuissem |
| 2nd sg. | ērubēscās | ērubēscerēs | ērubuerīs | ērubuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | ērubēscat | ērubēsceret | ērubuerit | ērubuisset |
| 1st pl. | ērubēscāmus | ērubēscerēmus | ērubuerīmus | ērubuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ērubēscātis | ērubēscerētis | ērubuerītis | ērubuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | ērubēscant | ērubēscerent | ērubuerint | ērubuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ērubēscor | ērubēscēbar | ērubēscar |
| 2nd sg. | ērubēsceris ērubēscere | ērubēscēbāris ērubēscēbāre | ērubēscēris ērubēscēre |
| 3rd sg. | ērubēscitur | ērubēscēbātur | ērubēscētur |
| 1st pl. | ērubēscimur | ērubēscēbāmur | ērubēscēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ērubēsciminī | ērubēscēbāminī | ērubēscēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ērubēscuntur | ērubēscēbantur | ērubēscentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ērubēscar | ērubēscerer |
| 2nd sg. | ērubēscāris ērubēscāre | ērubēscerēris ērubēscerēre |
| 3rd sg. | ērubēscātur | ērubēscerētur |
| 1st pl. | ērubēscāmur | ērubēscerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ērubēscāminī | ērubēscerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ērubēscantur | ērubēscerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ērubēsce | ērubēscere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ērubēscite | ērubēsciminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ērubēscitō | ērubēscitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ērubēscitō | ērubēscitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ērubēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ērubēscuntō | ērubēscuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ērubēscere | ērubēscī |
| perfect infinitive | ērubuisse | — |
| present participle | ērubēscēns ērubēscente, ērubēscentem, ērubēscentēs, ērubēscentī, ērubēscentia, ērubēscentibus, ērubēscentis, ērubēscentīs, ērubēscentium | — |
| future participle | — | ērubēscendus ērubēscundus |
gerundērubēscendī, ērubēscendō, ērubēscendum
ē-rŭbesco, bŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n. and a.
I. Neutr., to grow red, to redden.
B. In partic., to redden or blush with shame, to feel ashamed.
(a). Absol., with praepp. or abl.:
erubui mecastor misera propter clamorem tuum, etc., Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 36; Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 9: quas (voluptates) non erubescens persequitur nominatim, Cic. N. D. 1, 40, 111 fin.; id. Rosc. Com. 3, 8; id. Vatin. 16, 39; id. Fin. 2, 9, 28; id. Fam. 5, 12 al.: in aliqua re, id. Leg. 1, 14 fin.: aliquā re, Liv. 40, 14; Quint. 6, 4, 8; Ov. M. 5, 584; id. F. 2, 168; cf. viro, id. Tr. 4, 3, 64 al.: de sorore multum, Spart. Sever. 15; Vulg. Gen. 2, 25 et saep.—(b). With inf. (postAug. and freq.; in Cic. Leg. 1, 19, 50, pudet enim loqui is the true reading):
noli erubescere collegam habere, Liv. 10, 8; 45, 35, 5; Quint. 1, 10, 13; 6, 1, 14; Verg. E. 6, 2; Curt. 6, 5, 5; Plin. Ep. 9, 27, 2; Sen. Contr. 1, 8, 3.—II. Act., with acc.:
jura fidemque Supplicis erubuit, he respected, Verg. A. 2, 542: fratres, to blush on account of, Prop. 3, 14, 20 (4, 13, 20 M.): soloecismum, Sen. Ep. 95, 9 (dub. al. soloecismo).—In the part. fut. pass. erubescendus, a, um, of which one should be ashamed: ignes (amoris), Hor. C. 1, 27, 15: id urbi Romanae fore erubescendum, Liv. 38, 59, 11; Vell. 2, 130, 4; Curt. 4, 21, 4: sentina, Val. Max. 2, 7, 1: causa belli, Flor. 2, 14, 3: anni domesticis cladibus, id. 3, 12, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ē-rubēscō buī, —, ere,
inch, to grow red, redden: saxa erubuisse rosis, O. — To blush with shame, feel ashamed: Erubuit, salva res est, T.: in alquā re: erubuere genae, O.: non est res, quā erubescam, si, etc., L.: rusticā dote corporis, O.: origine, Ta.: conlegam habere, L.: silvas habitare, V.: iura, to respect, V.: te Non erubescendis adurit Ignibus (amoris), i. e. honorable, H.: id urbi Romanae fore erubescendum, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinērubēscō
Latin ex- Latin rubēscō Latin ērubēscō From ex- (“out of”) + rubēscō (“redden”).