verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
fracēscō
fracēscō (present infinitive fracēscere, perfect active fracuī)
Classical[fraˈkeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[fraˈt͡ʃɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to become soft, to become mellow
- to rot, spoil
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fracēscō | fracēscēbam | fracēscam | fracuī | fracueram | fracuerō |
| 2nd sg. | fracēscis | fracēscēbās | fracēscēs | fracuistī | fracuerās | fracueris |
| 3rd sg. | fracēscit | fracēscēbat | fracēscet | fracuit | fracuerat | fracuerit |
| 1st pl. | fracēscimus | fracēscēbāmus | fracēscēmus | fracuimus | fracuerāmus | fracuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | fracēscitis | fracēscēbātis | fracēscētis | fracuistis | fracuerātis | fracueritis |
| 3rd pl. | fracēscunt | fracēscēbant | fracēscent | fracuērunt fracuēre | fracuerant | fracuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fracēscam | fracēscerem | fracuerim | fracuissem |
| 2nd sg. | fracēscās | fracēscerēs | fracuerīs | fracuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | fracēscat | fracēsceret | fracuerit | fracuisset |
| 1st pl. | fracēscāmus | fracēscerēmus | fracuerīmus | fracuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | fracēscātis | fracēscerētis | fracuerītis | fracuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | fracēscant | fracēscerent | fracuerint | fracuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | fracēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | fracēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | fracēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | fracēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | fracēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | fracēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | fracēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | fracuisse | — |
| present participle | fracēscēns | — |
gerundfracēscendī, fracēscendō, fracēscendum
frăcesco, fracŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n. [FRACEO; v. fraces and FRACEBUNT], to become soft or mellow, to rot, spoil:
olea lecta si nimium diu fuit in acervis, caldore fracescit, et oleum foetidum fit, Varr. R. R. 55, 5 sq.; so, oleum, becomes rancid, Col. 1, 6, 18: (terram cretosam) sinito quatriduum fracescat; ubi bene fracuerit, rutro concidito, to become soft, tractable, Cato, R. R. 128.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰrā́ks
- Proto-Italic*θrakēs?
- Proto-Italic*frakēs
- Latinfracēscō
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin fracēscō From fracēs (“dregs of oil”) + -ēscō.