LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

fervēscō

fervēscō (present infinitive fervēscere)
Classical[fɛrˈweːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ferˈvɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to grow hot; begin to boil

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.fervēscōfervēscēbamfervēscam———
2nd sg.fervēscisfervēscēbāsfervēscēs———
3rd sg.fervēscitfervēscēbatfervēscet———
1st pl.fervēscimusfervēscēbāmusfervēscēmus———
2nd pl.fervēscitisfervēscēbātisfervēscētis———
3rd pl.fervēscuntfervēscēbantfervēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.fervēscamfervēscerem——
2nd sg.fervēscāsfervēscerēs——
3rd sg.fervēscatfervēsceret——
1st pl.fervēscāmusfervēscerēmus——
2nd pl.fervēscātisfervēscerētis——
3rd pl.fervēscantfervēscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.fervēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.fervēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.fervēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.fervēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.fervēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.fervēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivefervēscere—
perfect infinitivefervēscisse—
present participlefervēscēns—
future participle—fervēscenda
fervēscendā, fervēscendae, fervēscendam, fervēscendārum, fervēscendās, fervēscende, fervēscendīs, fervēscendōrum, fervēscendōs, fervēscendus
gerundfervēscendī, fervēscendō, fervēscendum

fervesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [ferveo], to become boiling hot, to begin to boil, begin to glow, to grow hot.
I. Lit. (ante-class. and post-Aug.): possent seriae fervescere, Plaut. Capt. 4, 4, 9: fervescens materia, Plin. 33, 6, 35, § 107: terrae sole, Lucr. 6, 851: summa pars corporis, id. 6, 1164: ventus mobilitate sua, id. 6, 177: ventorum validis fervescunt viribus undae, boil up, id. 3, 491.— —*
II. Trop.: (animus) in ira cum fervescit, Lucr. 3, 289.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin fervēscō From ferveō + -scō.

Quick answers

What does fervēscō mean in Latin?
fervēscō, a verb, means “to grow hot; begin to boil”.
What are the principal parts of fervēscō?
fervēscō, fervēscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce fervēscō?
In classical Latin, [fɛrˈweːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ferˈvɛs.ko].