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

frendēscō

frendēscō (present infinitive frendēscere)
Classical[frɛnˈdeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[frenˈdɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to begin to gnash with the teeth

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.frendēscōfrendēscēbamfrendēscam———
2nd sg.frendēscisfrendēscēbāsfrendēscēs———
3rd sg.frendēscitfrendēscēbatfrendēscet———
1st pl.frendēscimusfrendēscēbāmusfrendēscēmus———
2nd pl.frendēscitisfrendēscēbātisfrendēscētis———
3rd pl.frendēscuntfrendēscēbantfrendēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.frendēscamfrendēscerem——
2nd sg.frendēscāsfrendēscerēs——
3rd sg.frendēscatfrendēsceret——
1st pl.frendēscāmusfrendēscerēmus——
2nd pl.frendēscātisfrendēscerētis——
3rd pl.frendēscantfrendēscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.frendēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.frendēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.frendēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.frendēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.frendēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.frendēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivefrendēscere—
present participlefrendēscēns—
gerundfrendēscendī, frendēscendō, frendēscendum

frendesco, ĕre, 3,
I. v. inch. [frendo], to begin to gnash with the teeth: crudelitate doloris, Fulg. Serm. 11.

Origins

From frendō (“to gnash”) + -ēscō, alternatively, frendeō + -scō.

Quick answers

What does frendēscō mean in Latin?
frendēscō, a verb, means “to begin to gnash with the teeth”.
What are the principal parts of frendēscō?
frendēscō, frendēscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce frendēscō?
In classical Latin, [frɛnˈdeːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [frenˈdɛs.ko].