verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
ignēscō
ignēscō (present infinitive ignēscere)
Classical[ɪŋˈneːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[iɲˈɲɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to begin to burn; kindle, catch fire
- to become inflamed (with passion)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ignis fierī incipiōignēscō -ere — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 24
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ignēscō | ignēscēbam | ignēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | ignēscis | ignēscēbās | ignēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | ignēscit | ignēscēbat | ignēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | ignēscimus | ignēscēbāmus | ignēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | ignēscitis | ignēscēbātis | ignēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | ignēscunt | ignēscēbant | ignēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ignēscam | ignēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | ignēscās | ignēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | ignēscat | ignēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | ignēscāmus | ignēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | ignēscātis | ignēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | ignēscant | ignēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ignēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ignēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ignēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ignēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ignēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ignēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ignēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | ignēscisse | — |
| present participle | ignēscēns | — |
gerundignēscendī, ignēscendō, ignēscendum
ignesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. (in pass. ignescitur, Laber. ap. Non. 481, 7; Fragm. Com. v. 26 Rib.) [ignis], to take fire, to become inflamed, to burn, kindle (syn.: inardesco, exardesco).
I. Lit.: ex quo eventurum nostri putant, ut ad extremum omnis mundus ignesceret, * Cic. N. D. 2, 46, 118:
lumen capere atque ignescere, Ov. M. 15, 847.—B. Transf., of color:
purpura et candor et tertium ex utroque ignescens, kindling, breaking into a flame, Plin. 37, 2, 8, § 21. —II. Trop., to burn with passion, to glow (poet.):
furiis ignescit opertis, Val. Fl. 5, 520: virgo (Pallas), Sil. 9, 460: pectora, Claud. ap. Eutr. 2, 45: Rutulo muros et castra tuenti Ignescunt irae, Verg. A. 9, 66: amor menti, Col. poët. 10, 211: odia, Stat. Th. 11, 525: vultus sanguine, id. ib. 3, 78.— * (b). With inf.:
ardore pari nisuque incurrere muris Ignescunt animi, Sil. 13, 180.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
īgnēscō —, —, ere, inch.
ignis, to take fire, become inflamed, burn, kindle: ut mundus ignesceret.—Of passion, to blaze out, take fire: Rutulo Ignescunt irae, V.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁engʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥gʷnís
- Proto-Italic*engʷnis
- Latinignēscō
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin ignēscō From ignis + -ēscō.