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

fulgēscō

fulgēscō (present infinitive fulgēscere)
Classical[fʊɫˈɡeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ful̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to flash, glitter

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.fulgēscōfulgēscēbamfulgēscam———
2nd sg.fulgēscisfulgēscēbāsfulgēscēs———
3rd sg.fulgēscitfulgēscēbatfulgēscet———
1st pl.fulgēscimusfulgēscēbāmusfulgēscēmus———
2nd pl.fulgēscitisfulgēscēbātisfulgēscētis———
3rd pl.fulgēscuntfulgēscēbantfulgēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.fulgēscamfulgēscerem——
2nd sg.fulgēscāsfulgēscerēs——
3rd sg.fulgēscatfulgēsceret——
1st pl.fulgēscāmusfulgēscerēmus——
2nd pl.fulgēscātisfulgēscerētis——
3rd pl.fulgēscantfulgēscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.fulgēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.fulgēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.fulgēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.fulgēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.fulgēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.fulgēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivefulgēscere—
present participlefulgēscēns—
gerundfulgēscendī, fulgēscendō, fulgēscendum

fulgesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [fulgeo], to flash, to glitter: solis radiatione fulgescere, Firm. Astr. 1, 4 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰl̥géh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*folgēō
  4. Latinfulgēscō

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin fulgēscō From fulgeō (“to shine, glitter”) + -scō.

Quick answers

What does fulgēscō mean in Latin?
fulgēscō, a verb, means “to flash, glitter”.
What are the principal parts of fulgēscō?
fulgēscō, fulgēscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce fulgēscō?
In classical Latin, [fʊɫˈɡeːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ful̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛs.ko].
Where does fulgēscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥géh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *folgēō → Latin fulgēscō.