verbthird conjugation, no perfect or supine stems
hīscō
hīscō (present infinitive hīscere)
Classical[ˈhiːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈis.ko]
Meaning
- intransitiveto yawn, gape, open
- intransitiveto open the mouth, mutter, murmur
- transitiveto speak, utter
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | hīscō | hīscēbam | hīscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | hīscis | hīscēbās | hīscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | hīscit | hīscēbat | hīscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | hīscimus | hīscēbāmus | hīscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | hīscitis | hīscēbātis | hīscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | hīscunt | hīscēbant | hīscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | hīscam | hīscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | hīscās | hīscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | hīscat | hīsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | hīscāmus | hīscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | hīscātis | hīscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | hīscant | hīscerent | — | — |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | hīscor | hīscēbar | hīscar |
| 2nd sg. | hīsceris hīscere | hīscēbāris hīscēbāre | hīscēris hīscēre |
| 3rd sg. | hīscitur | hīscēbātur | hīscētur |
| 1st pl. | hīscimur | hīscēbāmur | hīscēmur |
| 2nd pl. | hīsciminī | hīscēbāminī | hīscēminī |
| 3rd pl. | hīscuntur | hīscēbantur | hīscentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | hīscar | hīscerer |
| 2nd sg. | hīscāris hīscāre | hīscerēris hīscerēre |
| 3rd sg. | hīscātur | hīscerētur |
| 1st pl. | hīscāmur | hīscerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | hīscāminī | hīscerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | hīscantur | hīscerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | hīsce | hīscere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | hīscite | hīsciminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | hīscitō | hīscitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | hīscitō | hīscitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | hīscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | hīscuntō | hīscuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | hīscere | hīscī |
| perfect infinitive | hīscisse | — |
| present participle | hīscēns | — |
| future participle | — | hīscendus hīscundus, hīscenda, hīscendā, hīscendae, hīscendam, hīscendārum, hīscendās, hīscende, hīscendīs, hīscendōrum, hīscendōs, hīscunda, hīscundā, hīscundae, hīscundam, hīscundārum, hīscundās, hīscunde, hīscundī, hīscundīs, hīscundō, hīscundōrum, hīscundōs, hīscundum |
gerundhīscendī, hīscendō, hīscendum
hisco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. and a. [hio; whence also hiasco].
I. Neutr., to open, gape, yawn.
A. In gen.:
tellus, ait, hisce, Ov. M. 1, 546; cf.: magnae nunc hiscite terrae, Poët. ap. Quint. 9, 2, 26: rima hiscit, Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 108: st, tace, aedes hiscunt, Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 42.—B. In partic., to open the mouth, to mutter (so most freq. and class.): respondebisne ad haec? aut omnino hiscere audebis? * Cic. Phil. 2, 43, 111:
adversus dictatoriam vim, Liv. 6, 16, 3: adversus praepotentis viros, id. 45, 26, 7; 9, 4, 7; 10, 19, 7: cum non hisceret, ego intercessi, Gell. 15, 9, 10: quoties sinit hiscere fluctus, Nominat Alcyonem, Ov M. 11, 566: raris turbatus vocibus hisco, speak, Verg. A. 3, 314: dicere jussus Philotas non hiscere audebat, Curt. 1, 9, 32: si quid tentaveris umquam hiscere, Juv. 5, 127: loquantur, hiscant, Lact. 5, 19, 14.—II. Act., to speak, relate any thing (poet.): hem vereor, plus quam fas est captivum hiscere, Att. ap. Non. 120, 30:
quicquam, Ov. M. 13, 231: tantum operis nervis hiscere posse meis, Prop. 3, 3 (4, 2), 4 (for which: carmen hiare lyra, id. 2, 31 (3, 29), 6).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
hīscō —, —, ere, inch.
hio, to open, gape, yawn : tellus, ait, hisce, O.— To open the mouth, mutter, murmur, make a sound, say a word : aut omnino hiscere audebis?: adversus dictatoriam vim, L.: quotiens sinit hiscere fluctus, Nominat Alcyonen, O.: raris vocibus, V.: alqd, Iu.: reges et regum facta, Pr.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin hīscō From hiō (“to yawn, gape”) + -scō.