verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
flaccēscō
flaccēscō (present infinitive flaccēscere, perfect active flaccuī)
Classical[fɫakˈkeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[flatˈt͡ʃɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to wilt or wither, droop or languish
- to (begin to) flag
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | flaccēscō | flaccēscēbam | flaccēscam | flaccuī | flaccueram | flaccuerō |
| 2nd sg. | flaccēscis | flaccēscēbās | flaccēscēs | flaccuistī | flaccuerās | flaccueris |
| 3rd sg. | flaccēscit | flaccēscēbat | flaccēscet | flaccuit | flaccuerat | flaccuerit |
| 1st pl. | flaccēscimus | flaccēscēbāmus | flaccēscēmus | flaccuimus | flaccuerāmus | flaccuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | flaccēscitis | flaccēscēbātis | flaccēscētis | flaccuistis | flaccuerātis | flaccueritis |
| 3rd pl. | flaccēscunt | flaccēscēbant | flaccēscent | flaccuērunt flaccuēre | flaccuerant | flaccuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | flaccēscam | flaccēscerem | flaccuerim | flaccuissem |
| 2nd sg. | flaccēscās | flaccēscerēs | flaccuerīs | flaccuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | flaccēscat | flaccēsceret | flaccuerit | flaccuisset |
| 1st pl. | flaccēscāmus | flaccēscerēmus | flaccuerīmus | flaccuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | flaccēscātis | flaccēscerētis | flaccuerītis | flaccuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | flaccēscant | flaccēscerent | flaccuerint | flaccuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | flaccēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | flaccēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | flaccēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | flaccēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | flaccēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | flaccēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | flaccēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | flaccuisse | — |
| present participle | flaccēscēns | — |
gerundflaccēscendī, flaccēscendō, flaccēscendum
flaccesco (ante-class. also flaccisco), flaccŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n., to wilt, wither, dry up (cf. tabesco).
I. Lit.:
faeniculum cum legeris, sub tecto exponito, dum flaccescat, Col. 12, 7, 4: flaccescente fronde, Vitr. 2, 9, 2: stercus cum flaccuit, Varr. R. R. 1, 13, 4. —II. Trop., to become faint or feeble, to droop, languish: flucti flacciscunt, silescunt venti, Pac. ap. Non. 488, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 77 ed. Rib.): flaccescebat oratio, * Cic. Brut. 24, 93:
flaccescentes voluptates, Arn. 4, 142: ad numerum cymbalorum mollita indignatione flaccescunt, i. e. become mild, softened, id. 7, 237.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
flaccēscō flaccuī, —, ere
flacceo, to wither, droop, languish : flaccescebat oratio.
Origins
From flacceō (“to be flabby, flaccid”) + -scō, from flaccus (“flabby, flaccid”).