verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
flāvēscō
flāvēscō (present infinitive flāvēscere)
Meaning
- to become golden or yellow
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | flāvēscō | flāvēscēbam | flāvēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | flāvēscis | flāvēscēbās | flāvēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | flāvēscit | flāvēscēbat | flāvēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | flāvēscimus | flāvēscēbāmus | flāvēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | flāvēscitis | flāvēscēbātis | flāvēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | flāvēscunt | flāvēscēbant | flāvēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | flāvēscam | flāvēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | flāvēscās | flāvēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | flāvēscat | flāvēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | flāvēscāmus | flāvēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | flāvēscātis | flāvēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | flāvēscant | flāvēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | flāvēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | flāvēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | flāvēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | flāvēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | flāvēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | flāvēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | flāvēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | flāvēscisse | — |
| present participle | flāvēscēns flāvēscente, flāvēscentem, flāvēscentēs, flāvēscentī, flāvēscentia, flāvēscentibus, flāvēscentis, flāvēscentīs, flāvēscentium | — |
gerundflāvēscendī, flāvēscendō, flāvēscendum
flāvesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [flaveo], to become golden yellow or gold-colored, to turn a light yellow (poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
molli paulatim flavescet campus arista, Verg. E. 4, 28: flavescere haphe, Mart. 7, 66, 5; so of gold, id. 9, 24, 1; Ov. M. 8, 703: ne (ebur) flavescere possit, id. Am. 2, 5, 39: folium fagi celerrime flavescens, Plin. 16, 6, 7, § 18; cf. id. 19, 8, 47, § 159; 15, 29, 36, § 121; Vulg. Prov. 23, 31.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
flāvēscō —, —, ere, inch.
flaveo, to become golden yellow, turn light yellow : flavescet campus aristā, V.: Stramina, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin flāvēscō From flāvus + -ēscō.
In English words that came into English from flāvēscō
- flavescenceflavescens
- flavescentflavescens