verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
flōrēscō
flōrēscō (present infinitive flōrēscere)
Classical[fɫoːˈreːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[floˈrɛs.ko]
flōrēscēns pres. act. ptcp.
Meaning
- to flower (begin to blossom)
- to begin to prosper or flourish
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | flōrēscō | flōrēscēbam | flōrēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | flōrēscis | flōrēscēbās | flōrēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | flōrēscit | flōrēscēbat | flōrēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | flōrēscimus | flōrēscēbāmus | flōrēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | flōrēscitis | flōrēscēbātis | flōrēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | flōrēscunt | flōrēscēbant | flōrēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | flōrēscam | flōrēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | flōrēscās | flōrēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | flōrēscat | flōrēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | flōrēscāmus | flōrēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | flōrēscātis | flōrēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | flōrēscant | flōrēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | flōrēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | flōrēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | flōrēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | flōrēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | flōrēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | flōrēscuntō | — |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | flōrēscere | — |
| present participle | flōrēscēns flōrēscente, flōrēscentem, flōrēscentēs, flōrēscentī, flōrēscentia, flōrēscentibus, flōrēscentis, flōrēscentīs, flōrēscentium | — |
| future participle | — | flōrēscenda flōrēscendā, flōrēscendae, flōrēscendam, flōrēscendārum, flōrēscendās, flōrēscende, flōrēscendīs, flōrēscendōrum, flōrēscendōs, flōrēscendus |
gerundflōrēscendī, flōrēscendō, flōrēscendum
flōresco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [floreo], to begin to blossom or flower, to come out in blossom (class.).
I. Lit.: antequam (plantae) gemmas agant et florescere incipiant, Varr. R. R. 1, 30:
florescunt tempore certo arbusta, Lucr. 5, 670: puleium aridum florescere ipso brumali die, Cic. Div. 2, 14, 33.—II. Trop., to begin to flourish or prosper, to grow into repute:
nolite hunc nunc primum florescentem pervertere, Cic. Cael. 32, 79: hoc (Hortensio) florescente, Cassius est mortuus, id. Brut. 88, 303: cui quidem ad summam gloriam eloquentiae florescenti ferro erepta vita est, id. de Or. 3, 3, 11 (efflorescenti, Orell.).—Of things: patria nostra florescit, Plin. Ep. 5, 12, 1: illa senescere, at haec contra florescere cogunt, Lucr. 2, 74; cf. id. 5, 895.—B. To abound in (cf. floreo, I. B. 3.):
armata florescant pube novales, Val. Fl. 7, 77.!*? The part. fut. pass. in neuter signif.: EODEM DIE (i. e. IV. Calend. Mai.) AEDIS FLORAE, QVAE REBVS FLORESCENDIS PRAEEST, DEDICATA EST, Calend. Praenest. ap. Inscr. Orell. II. p. 389; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. p. 44.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
flōrēscō —, —, ere, inch.
floreo, to blossom, flower, bloom : puleium.—Fig., to begin to flourish, rise, grow into repute : ad summam gloriam: hunc florescentem pervertere.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin flōrēscō From flōreō (“to bloom/flower”) + -scō.
Descendants
- Portuguesechorecer
- Portugueseflorescer
- Spanishflorecer
- Asturianflorecer
- Galicianflorecer