escendō
Meaning
- to ascend, go up, mount
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Scandere · Adscendere · Escendere · Conscendere · Inscendere
Scandere means to mount a steep height, which is connected with exertion, and generally brings both hands and feet into requisition, as to climb; whereas adscendere, escendere, conscendere, and inscendere, mean to mount a height, in a general sense; adscendere, without any accessory notion, merely in opp. to descendere; whereas escendere means to mount a height which is fortified, like ramparts, walls, or which confers distinction, as the rostrum; conscendere, to mount something in company with others, a ship for instance; inscendere, to mount an enclosed space, a carriage for instance. (iv. 60.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | escendō | escendēbam | escendam | escendī | escenderam | escenderō |
| 2nd sg. | escendis | escendēbās | escendēs | escendistī | escenderās | escenderis |
| 3rd sg. | escendit | escendēbat | escendet | escendit | escenderat | escenderit |
| 1st pl. | escendimus | escendēbāmus | escendēmus | escendimus | escenderāmus | escenderimus |
| 2nd pl. | escenditis | escendēbātis | escendētis | escendistis | escenderātis | escenderitis |
| 3rd pl. | escendunt | escendēbant | escendent | escendērunt escendēre | escenderant | escenderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | escendam | escenderem | escenderim | escendissem |
| 2nd sg. | escendās | escenderēs | escenderīs | escendissēs |
| 3rd sg. | escendat | escenderet | escenderit | escendisset |
| 1st pl. | escendāmus | escenderēmus | escenderīmus | escendissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | escendātis | escenderētis | escenderītis | escendissētis |
| 3rd pl. | escendant | escenderent | escenderint | escendissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | escendor | escendēbar | escendar |
| 2nd sg. | escenderis escendere | escendēbāris escendēbāre | escendēris escendēre |
| 3rd sg. | escenditur | escendēbātur | escendētur |
| 1st pl. | escendimur | escendēbāmur | escendēmur |
| 2nd pl. | escendiminī | escendēbāminī | escendēminī |
| 3rd pl. | escenduntur | escendēbantur | escendentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | escendar | escenderer |
| 2nd sg. | escendāris escendāre | escenderēris escenderēre |
| 3rd sg. | escendātur | escenderētur |
| 1st pl. | escendāmur | escenderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | escendāminī | escenderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | escendantur | escenderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | escende | escendere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | escendite | escendiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | escenditō | escenditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | escenditō | escenditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | escenditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | escenduntō | escenduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | escendere | escendī |
| perfect infinitive | escendisse | escēnsum esse |
| future infinitive | escēnsūrum esse | escēnsum īrī |
| present participle | escendēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | escēnsus escēnsa, escēnsā, escēnsae, escēnsam, escēnsārum, escēnsās, escēnse, escēnsī, escēnsīs, escēnsō, escēnsōrum, escēnsōs |
| future participle | escēnsūrus escēnsūra, escēnsūrā, escēnsūrae, escēnsūram, escēnsūrārum, escēnsūrās, escēnsūre, escēnsūrī, escēnsūrīs, escēnsūrō, escēnsūrōrum, escēnsūrōs, escēnsūrum | escendendus escendundus, escendenda, escendendā, escendendae, escendendam, escendendārum, escendendās, escendende, escendendīs, escendendōrum, escendendōs |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- in contionem (in rostra) escendere (only of Romans)
- to mount the rostra.
ex alto puteo ad summum, Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 14: in currum, id. Merc. 5, 2, 90: in caelum, id. Trin. 4, 2, 100; Cic. Tusc. 1, 29, 71: in rotam, id. ib. 5, 9, 24 Klotz N. cr.: in rostra, id. Off. 3, 20, 80; cf.: in contionem, id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5; Liv. 8, 33: in malum (navis), id. 30, 25 fin.: in equum, id. 23, 14, 2; 30, 18, 5: in navem, Nep. Them. 8, 6 Nipperd. (for the more usual conscendo).—ut ad nos contemptus Samnitium pervenit, supra non escendit, Liv. 7, 30.—Pergamum, Liv. 35, 13, 6: legati Delphos cum escendissent, etc., id. 29, 11, 5.—pars equos escendere, Sall. J. 97, 5: vehiculum, Sen. Vit. Beat. 23: suggestum, Tac. A. 13, 5; cf. rostra, id. ib. 15, 59.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Origins
From ex- + scandō (“to mount”). The spelling with esc- instead of exsc- is probably caused by a dissimilatory replacement of /eksk/ with /esk/ (as in the word sescentī, standing for sex-centī), not by use of the long-vowel allomorph ē-, which is only regularly found in prefixed words before a voiced consonant (ēpōtō is an isolated exception).