verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
hebetēscō
hebetēscō (present infinitive hebetēscere)
Classical[hɛ.bɛˈteːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[e.beˈtɛs.ko]
Meaning
- post Augustanrareto grow dull, dim or faint
acies oculi hebetescit ac paene caligat
the vision of the eye grows dim and is almost lostc. 25 BCE – c. 50 CE, Aulus Cornelius Celsus, De medicina 6.6.37
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | hebetēscō | hebetēscēbam | hebetēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | hebetēscis | hebetēscēbās | hebetēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | hebetēscit | hebetēscēbat | hebetēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | hebetēscimus | hebetēscēbāmus | hebetēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | hebetēscitis | hebetēscēbātis | hebetēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | hebetēscunt | hebetēscēbant | hebetēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | hebetēscam | hebetēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | hebetēscās | hebetēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | hebetēscat | hebetēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | hebetēscāmus | hebetēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | hebetēscātis | hebetēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | hebetēscant | hebetēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | hebetēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | hebetēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | hebetēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | hebetēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | hebetēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | hebetēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | hebetēscere | — |
| present participle | hebetēscēns | — |
gerundhebetēscendī, hebetēscendō, hebetēscendum
hĕbĕtesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [hebes], to grow dull, dim, or faint (post-Aug. and very rare):
aciem in cultris tonsorum, Plin. 28, 7, 23, § 79: acies oculi hebetescit ac paene caligat, Cels. 6, 6, 37: dolor hebetescit, Scrib. Comp. 56.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin hebetēscō From hebes, hebet- (“dull, blunt”) + -ēscō (“to become, to grow”).