LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

furvēscō

furvēscō (present infinitive furvēscere)
Classical[fʊrˈweːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[furˈvɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to become dark
    nam sōl umbram terrae in suam līneam mittit, quam sī lūnae corpus intrārit, quoniam vidēre lūmen sōlis terrā obstante nōn poterit, lūminis solitī adēmptiōne furvēscit5th century CE, Martianus Capella, De Nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii 870

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.furvēscōfurvēscēbamfurvēscam———
2nd sg.furvēscisfurvēscēbāsfurvēscēs———
3rd sg.furvēscitfurvēscēbatfurvēscet———
1st pl.furvēscimusfurvēscēbāmusfurvēscēmus———
2nd pl.furvēscitisfurvēscēbātisfurvēscētis———
3rd pl.furvēscuntfurvēscēbantfurvēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.furvēscamfurvēscerem——
2nd sg.furvēscāsfurvēscerēs——
3rd sg.furvēscatfurvēsceret——
1st pl.furvēscāmusfurvēscerēmus——
2nd pl.furvēscātisfurvēscerētis——
3rd pl.furvēscantfurvēscerent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.furvēscorfurvēscēbarfurvēscar
2nd sg.furvēsceris
furvēscere
furvēscēbāris
furvēscēbāre
furvēscēris
furvēscēre
3rd sg.furvēsciturfurvēscēbāturfurvēscētur
1st pl.furvēscimurfurvēscēbāmurfurvēscēmur
2nd pl.furvēsciminīfurvēscēbāminīfurvēscēminī
3rd pl.furvēscunturfurvēscēbanturfurvēscentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.furvēscarfurvēscerer
2nd sg.furvēscāris
furvēscāre
furvēscerēris
furvēscerēre
3rd sg.furvēscāturfurvēscerētur
1st pl.furvēscāmurfurvēscerēmur
2nd pl.furvēscāminīfurvēscerēminī
3rd pl.furvēscanturfurvēscerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.furvēscefurvēscere
pres. 2nd pl.furvēscitefurvēsciminī
fut. 2nd sg.furvēscitōfurvēscitor
fut. 3rd sg.furvēscitōfurvēscitor
fut. 2nd pl.furvēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.furvēscuntōfurvēscuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivefurvēscerefurvēscī
present participlefurvēscēns—
future participle—furvēscendus
furvēscundus
gerundfurvēscendī, furvēscendō, furvēscendum

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin furvēscō From furvus (“dark, swarthy”) + -ēscō (“to become”).

Quick answers

What does furvēscō mean in Latin?
furvēscō, a verb, means “to become dark”.
What are the principal parts of furvēscō?
furvēscō, furvēscere (third conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce furvēscō?
In classical Latin, [fʊrˈweːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [furˈvɛs.ko].