LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

frutēscō

frutēscō (present infinitive frutēscere)
Classical[frʊˈteːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[fruˈtɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to sprout
    nē residentia eius peccātī frutēscant sēmina atque in novōs iterum germinent partūslest the remaining seeds of this sin sprout and germinate into new offspringAmbrosius, Epistulae 70.6

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.frutēscōfrutēscēbamfrutēscam———
2nd sg.frutēscisfrutēscēbāsfrutēscēs———
3rd sg.frutēscitfrutēscēbatfrutēscet———
1st pl.frutēscimusfrutēscēbāmusfrutēscēmus———
2nd pl.frutēscitisfrutēscēbātisfrutēscētis———
3rd pl.frutēscuntfrutēscēbantfrutēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.frutēscamfrutēscerem——
2nd sg.frutēscāsfrutēscerēs——
3rd sg.frutēscatfrutēsceret——
1st pl.frutēscāmusfrutēscerēmus——
2nd pl.frutēscātisfrutēscerētis——
3rd pl.frutēscantfrutēscerent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.frutēscorfrutēscēbarfrutēscar
2nd sg.frutēsceris
frutēscere
frutēscēbāris
frutēscēbāre
frutēscēris
frutēscēre
3rd sg.frutēsciturfrutēscēbāturfrutēscētur
1st pl.frutēscimurfrutēscēbāmurfrutēscēmur
2nd pl.frutēsciminīfrutēscēbāminīfrutēscēminī
3rd pl.frutēscunturfrutēscēbanturfrutēscentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.frutēscarfrutēscerer
2nd sg.frutēscāris
frutēscāre
frutēscerēris
frutēscerēre
3rd sg.frutēscāturfrutēscerētur
1st pl.frutēscāmurfrutēscerēmur
2nd pl.frutēscāminīfrutēscerēminī
3rd pl.frutēscanturfrutēscerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.frutēscefrutēscere
pres. 2nd pl.frutēscitefrutēsciminī
fut. 2nd sg.frutēscitōfrutēscitor
fut. 3rd sg.frutēscitōfrutēscitor
fut. 2nd pl.frutēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.frutēscuntōfrutēscuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivefrutēscerefrutēscī
present participlefrutēscēns
frutēscente, frutēscentem, frutēscentēs, frutēscentī, frutēscentia, frutēscentibus, frutēscentis, frutēscentīs, frutēscentium
—
future participle—frutēscendus
frutēscundus
gerundfrutēscendī, frutēscendō, frutēscendum

Origins

For frutex + -ēscō with syncopation of -ic-.

Descendants
  • Englishfrutescent

In English words that came into English from frutēscō

  • frutescentfrutēscēns

Quick answers

What does frutēscō mean in Latin?
frutēscō, a verb, means “to sprout”.
What are the principal parts of frutēscō?
frutēscō, frutēscere (third conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce frutēscō?
In classical Latin, [frʊˈteːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fruˈtɛs.ko].