verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
frīgēscō
frīgēscō (present infinitive frīgēscere, perfect active frīxī or frīguī)
Classical[friːˈɡeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[friˈd͡ʒɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to grow cold; to be chilled
- figurativelyto become inactive
- figurativelyto become cold or distant
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | frīgēscō | frīgēscēbam | frīgēscam | frīxī frīguī | frīxeram frīgueram | frīxerō frīguerō |
| 2nd sg. | frīgēscis | frīgēscēbās | frīgēscēs | frīxistī frīguistī | frīxerās frīguerās | frīxeris frīgueris |
| 3rd sg. | frīgēscit | frīgēscēbat | frīgēscet | frīxit frīguit | frīxerat frīguerat | frīxerit frīguerit |
| 1st pl. | frīgēscimus | frīgēscēbāmus | frīgēscēmus | frīximus frīguimus | frīxerāmus frīguerāmus | frīxerimus frīguerimus |
| 2nd pl. | frīgēscitis | frīgēscēbātis | frīgēscētis | frīxistis frīguistis | frīxerātis frīguerātis | frīxeritis frīgueritis |
| 3rd pl. | frīgēscunt | frīgēscēbant | frīgēscent | frīxērunt frīxēre, frīguērunt, frīguēre | frīxerant frīguerant | frīxerint frīguerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | frīgēscam | frīgēscerem | frīxerim frīguerim | frīxissem frīguissem |
| 2nd sg. | frīgēscās | frīgēscerēs | frīxerīs frīguerīs | frīxissēs frīguissēs |
| 3rd sg. | frīgēscat | frīgēsceret | frīxerit frīguerit | frīxisset frīguisset |
| 1st pl. | frīgēscāmus | frīgēscerēmus | frīxerīmus frīguerīmus | frīxissēmus frīguissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | frīgēscātis | frīgēscerētis | frīxerītis frīguerītis | frīxissētis frīguissētis |
| 3rd pl. | frīgēscant | frīgēscerent | frīxerint frīguerint | frīxissent frīguissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | frīgēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | frīgēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | frīgēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | frīgēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | frīgēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | frīgēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | frīgēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | frīxisse frīguisse | — |
| present participle | frīgēscēns | — |
gerundfrīgēscendī, frīgēscendō, frīgēscendum
frīgesco, frixi (frigui, Hier. Ep. 52,
I. no. 2), 3, v. inch. n. [frigeo], to become or grow cold, to be chilled (mostly ante-class. and post-Aug.; perh. not used by Cic.).
I. Lit.:
eodem addito oleum, postea fervefacito: infundito in catinum, uti frigescat, Cato, R. R. 1, 156, 6: frigescit terra, Lucr. 6, 865: ubi frigescere pedes manusque intelligit, Tac. A. 15, 70; cf.: Ulixi cor frixit prae pavore, Liv. Andron. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 92: (sanguis) cum metu refugit, abit omnis et pallore frigescit, Quint. 11, 3, 78: frigescens vulnus, Curt. 8, 10.—II. Trop.
A. To become inactive, languid, faint: si Parthi vos nihil calfaciunt, nos hic frigore frigescimus, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 5:
frigescit affectus, Quint. 11, 3, 133: non patiamur frigescere hoc opus (i. e. miserationem), id. 6, 1, 29.—* B. To become cold towards any one:
vide sis, ne majorum tibi forte Limina frigescant, receive thee coldly, Pers. 1, 109.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
frīgēscō —, —, ere, inch.
frigeo, to grow cold, be chilled : frigescere pedes intelleget, Ta.: frigescens volnus, Cu.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*sríHgos
- Proto-Italic*srīgos
- Latinfrīgēscō
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin frīgeō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin frīgēscō From frīgeō (“to be cold”) + -scō.
Descendants
- Asturianesfrecerfrom Vulgar Latin *exfrigescere
- Asturianesfrentarfrom Vulgar Latin *exfrigescere