verbthird conjugation, no supine stem
illūcēscō
illūcēscō (present infinitive illūcēscere, perfect active illūxī)
Classical[ɪl.luːˈkeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[il.luˈt͡ʃɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to begin to dawn
- transitiveto begin to light up
ubi illuxit
upon day breaks
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | illūcēscō | illūcēscēbam | illūcēscam | illūxī | illūxeram | illūxerō |
| 2nd sg. | illūcēscis | illūcēscēbās | illūcēscēs | illūxistī | illūxerās | illūxeris |
| 3rd sg. | illūcēscit | illūcēscēbat | illūcēscet | illūxit | illūxerat | illūxerit |
| 1st pl. | illūcēscimus | illūcēscēbāmus | illūcēscēmus | illūximus | illūxerāmus | illūxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | illūcēscitis | illūcēscēbātis | illūcēscētis | illūxistis | illūxerātis | illūxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | illūcēscunt | illūcēscēbant | illūcēscent | illūxērunt illūxēre | illūxerant | illūxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | illūcēscam | illūcēscerem | illūxerim | illūxissem |
| 2nd sg. | illūcēscās | illūcēscerēs | illūxerīs | illūxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | illūcēscat | illūcēsceret | illūxerit | illūxisset |
| 1st pl. | illūcēscāmus | illūcēscerēmus | illūxerīmus | illūxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | illūcēscātis | illūcēscerētis | illūxerītis | illūxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | illūcēscant | illūcēscerent | illūxerint | illūxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | illūcēscor | illūcēscēbar | illūcēscar |
| 2nd sg. | illūcēsceris illūcēscere | illūcēscēbāris illūcēscēbāre | illūcēscēris illūcēscēre |
| 3rd sg. | illūcēscitur | illūcēscēbātur | illūcēscētur |
| 1st pl. | illūcēscimur | illūcēscēbāmur | illūcēscēmur |
| 2nd pl. | illūcēsciminī | illūcēscēbāminī | illūcēscēminī |
| 3rd pl. | illūcēscuntur | illūcēscēbantur | illūcēscentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | illūcēscar | illūcēscerer |
| 2nd sg. | illūcēscāris illūcēscāre | illūcēscerēris illūcēscerēre |
| 3rd sg. | illūcēscātur | illūcēscerētur |
| 1st pl. | illūcēscāmur | illūcēscerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | illūcēscāminī | illūcēscerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | illūcēscantur | illūcēscerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | illūcēsce | illūcēscere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | illūcēscite | illūcēsciminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | illūcēscitō | illūcēscitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | illūcēscitō | illūcēscitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | illūcēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | illūcēscuntō | illūcēscuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | illūcēscere | illūcēscī |
| perfect infinitive | illūxisse | — |
| present participle | illūcēscēns | — |
| future participle | — | illūcēscendus illūcēscundus |
gerundillūcēscendī, illūcēscendō, illūcēscendum
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ubi illuxit, luxit, diluxit
- when it was day.
illūcesco or illūcisco (inl-), luxi, 3,
I. v. inch. n. and a. [in-lucesco].
I. Neutr., of the day or of the sun, to grow light, begin to shine, to break, dawn (most freq. in the tempp. perff.).
A. Lit.
1. Illucescet ille aliquando dies, cum tu, etc., Cic. Mil. 26, 69:
qui (dies) ut illuxit, mortui sunt reperti, id. Tusc. 1, 47, 114: ne hic tibi dies inluxit lucrificabilis, Plaut. Pers. 4, 7, 2; cf.: pro di immortales, quis hic illuxit dies? Cic. Fragm. ap. Quint. 9, 4, 76; Ov. M. 7, 431: dies (alicui), Cic. Pis. 15, 34; id. Phil. 1, 12, 30; id. Ac. 2, 22, 69; id. Div. 1, 24, 50: ea nocte, cui illuxit dies caedis, on which arose the day, etc., Suet. Caes. 81: cum tertio die sol illuxisset, Cic. N. D. 2, 38, 96: cum illucescerent elementa mundi, Ambros. in Luc. 5, 5.—2. Impers.: illuxit, it was light, day had dawned (very rare; not in Cic.; perh. not in Cæs.; for in B. C. 1, 23, 1, luxit is the better reading;
v. Oud. ad loc.): ubi illuxit, Liv. 1, 28, 2; 2, 65, 1; 7, 14, 9.—B. Trop.:
cum populo Romano vox et auctoritas consulis repente in tantis tenebris illuxerit, Cic. Agr. 1, 8, 24: clarissimum deinde Homeri illuxit ingenium, Vell. 1, 5, 1. —Impers.: apud quem si illuxerit, non universa pretia in patrimonium tuum processisse, shall be made clear, apparent, Cod. Just. 5, 71, 10.—II. Act., to shine upon, give light to (Plautin.):
(nox) ut mortales illucescas luce clara et candida, Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 49: scelestiorem nullum alterum, id. Bacch. 2, 3, 22.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinillūcēscō
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti Proto-Italic *loukeō Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *lukéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *l(o)ukēō? Latin lūceō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin lūcēscō Latin illūcēscō From in- + lūcēscō (“begin to shine”).