verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
grandēscō
grandēscō (present infinitive grandēscere)
Classical[ɡranˈdeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ɡranˈdɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to become great; grow
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | grandēscō | grandēscēbam | grandēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | grandēscis | grandēscēbās | grandēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | grandēscit | grandēscēbat | grandēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | grandēscimus | grandēscēbāmus | grandēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | grandēscitis | grandēscēbātis | grandēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | grandēscunt | grandēscēbant | grandēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | grandēscam | grandēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | grandēscās | grandēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | grandēscat | grandēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | grandēscāmus | grandēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | grandēscātis | grandēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | grandēscant | grandēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | grandēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | grandēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | grandēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | grandēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | grandēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | grandēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | grandēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | grandēscisse | — |
| present participle | grandēscēns | — |
gerundgrandēscendī, grandēscendō, grandēscendum
grandesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [grandis], to become great, to grow (poet. and in postAug. prose):
quicque sua de materia grandescere alique (preceded by crescere), Lucr. 1, 191; cf. id. 2, 1122; 1160: lentiscus triplici solita grandescere fetu, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 9, 15: grandescunt frumenta, Col. 2, 20, 2: hordeum, Pall. Jun. 2: lignum intus, Plin. 15, 3, 3, § 10.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
grandēscō —, —, ere, inch.
grandis, to become great, grow : triplici fetu, C. poët.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*grandis
- Latingrandēscō
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin grandēscō From grandis (“large, great”) + -ēscō.