LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no supine stem

extimēscō

extimēscō (present infinitive extimēscere, perfect active extimuī)
Classical[ɛk.stɪˈmeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ek.stiˈmɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to be greatly frightened
  2. transitiveto dread

Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.extimēscōextimēscēbamextimēscamextimuīextimueramextimuerō
2nd sg.extimēscisextimēscēbāsextimēscēsextimuistīextimuerāsextimueris
3rd sg.extimēscitextimēscēbatextimēscetextimuitextimueratextimuerit
1st pl.extimēscimusextimēscēbāmusextimēscēmusextimuimusextimuerāmusextimuerimus
2nd pl.extimēscitisextimēscēbātisextimēscētisextimuistisextimuerātisextimueritis
3rd pl.extimēscuntextimēscēbantextimēscentextimuērunt
extimuēre		extimuerantextimuerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.extimēscamextimēsceremextimuerimextimuissem
2nd sg.extimēscāsextimēscerēsextimuerīsextimuissēs
3rd sg.extimēscatextimēsceretextimueritextimuisset
1st pl.extimēscāmusextimēscerēmusextimuerīmusextimuissēmus
2nd pl.extimēscātisextimēscerētisextimuerītisextimuissētis
3rd pl.extimēscantextimēscerentextimuerintextimuissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.extimēscorextimēscēbarextimēscar
2nd sg.extimēsceris
extimēscere		extimēscēbāris
extimēscēbāre		extimēscēris
extimēscēre
3rd sg.extimēsciturextimēscēbāturextimēscētur
1st pl.extimēscimurextimēscēbāmurextimēscēmur
2nd pl.extimēsciminīextimēscēbāminīextimēscēminī
3rd pl.extimēscunturextimēscēbanturextimēscentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.extimēscarextimēscerer
2nd sg.extimēscāris
extimēscāre		extimēscerēris
extimēscerēre
3rd sg.extimēscāturextimēscerētur
1st pl.extimēscāmurextimēscerēmur
2nd pl.extimēscāminīextimēscerēminī
3rd pl.extimēscanturextimēscerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.extimēsceextimēscere
pres. 2nd pl.extimēsciteextimēsciminī
fut. 2nd sg.extimēscitōextimēscitor
fut. 3rd sg.extimēscitōextimēscitor
fut. 2nd pl.extimēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.extimēscuntōextimēscuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveextimēscereextimēscī
perfect infinitiveextimuisse—
present participleextimēscēns—
future participle—extimēscendus
extimēscundus
gerundextimēscendī, extimēscendō, extimēscendum

ex-tĭmesco, mŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n. and a., to be greatly afraid of, to fear greatly; to await with fear, to dread (class.).
I. Neutr.: equi ipsi gladiatorum repentinis sibilis extimescebant, Cic. Sest. 59, 126: extimui illico, Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 26: de fortunis communibus, Cic. Deiot. 1, 3: ne id jure evenerit, id. Ac. 2, 38, 121; so with ne, Hor. S. 2, 3, 174.—Pass. impers.: si filius Arminii in regnum venisset, posse extimesci, Tac. A. 11, 16.—
II. Act.: patrem, Ter. Ph. 1, 3, 2: nihil est quod adventum nostrum extimescas, Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 4: cerulas tuas miniatulas, id. Att. 16, 11, 1: nullam rem aliam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 2: magistrum, Hor. A. P. 415: nec ob eam causam fatum aut necessitas extimescenda est, Cic. Fat. 12, 28: periculum ab aliquo, id. Phil. 7, 1, 2.

Origins

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

Latin ex- Latin timeō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin extimēscō From ex- + timeō (“fear”) + -scō.

Quick answers

What does extimēscō mean in Latin?
extimēscō, a verb, means “to be greatly frightened; to dread”.
What are the principal parts of extimēscō?
extimēscō, extimēscere, extimuī (third conjugation, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce extimēscō?
In classical Latin, [ɛk.stɪˈmeːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ek.stiˈmɛs.ko].
Where does extimēscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin extimēscō.