verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
frondēscō
frondēscō (present infinitive frondēscere, perfect active fronduī)
Classical[frɔnˈdeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[fronˈdɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to become leafy, leaf out, shoot, put forth greens
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | frondēscō | frondēscēbam | frondēscam | fronduī | frondueram | fronduerō |
| 2nd sg. | frondēscis | frondēscēbās | frondēscēs | fronduistī | fronduerās | frondueris |
| 3rd sg. | frondēscit | frondēscēbat | frondēscet | fronduit | fronduerat | fronduerit |
| 1st pl. | frondēscimus | frondēscēbāmus | frondēscēmus | fronduimus | fronduerāmus | fronduerimus |
| 2nd pl. | frondēscitis | frondēscēbātis | frondēscētis | fronduistis | fronduerātis | frondueritis |
| 3rd pl. | frondēscunt | frondēscēbant | frondēscent | fronduērunt fronduēre | fronduerant | fronduerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | frondēscam | frondēscerem | fronduerim | fronduissem |
| 2nd sg. | frondēscās | frondēscerēs | fronduerīs | fronduissēs |
| 3rd sg. | frondēscat | frondēsceret | fronduerit | fronduisset |
| 1st pl. | frondēscāmus | frondēscerēmus | fronduerīmus | fronduissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | frondēscātis | frondēscerētis | fronduerītis | fronduissētis |
| 3rd pl. | frondēscant | frondēscerent | fronduerint | fronduissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | frondēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | frondēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | frondēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | frondēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | frondēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | frondēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | frondēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | fronduisse | — |
| present participle | frondēscēns | — |
gerundfrondēscendī, frondēscendō, frondēscendum
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- arbores frondescunt
- the trees are coming into leaf.
frondesco, dŭi (acc. to Prisc. p. 768 P.), 3,
I. v. inch. n. [frondeo], to become leafy, to put forth leaves, to shoot out.
I. Lit. (class.): caelum nitescere, arbores frondescere, Vites pampinis pubescere, etc., Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69 (Trag. v. 192 ed. Vahl.); Lucr. 1, 1092:
alia hieme nudata, verno tempore tepefacta frondescunt, Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 37: cum subito vidit frondescere Romulus hastam, Ov. M. 15, 561; cf. id. ib. 4, 395: simili frondescit virga metallo, Verg. A. 6, 144.—* II. Trop., of speech, to be flowery:
oratio verborum compositione frondescat, Hier. Ep. 36, 14.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
frondēscō —, —, ere, inch.
frondeo, to become leafy, put forth leaves, shoot : arbores frondescere, Enn. ap. C.: alia verno tempore tepefacta frondescunt: virga metallo, V.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin frondēscō From frondeō (“to be leafy”) + -scō.
Descendants
- Englishfrondescence
- Italianfrondescenza
- Portuguesefrondescer
- Romanianînfrunzi
- Aromaniannfrãndzãscu
- Megleno-Romanianạnfrunzǫs
In English words that came into English from frondēscō
- frondescencefrondescentia
- frondescentfrondescens
- frondescefrondescere