verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
incurvēscō
incurvēscō (present infinitive incurvēscere)
Classical[ɪŋ.kʊrˈweːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[iŋ.kurˈvɛs.ko]
Meaning
- intransitiveto begin to bend, bend down
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | incurvēscō | incurvēscēbam | incurvēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | incurvēscis | incurvēscēbās | incurvēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | incurvēscit | incurvēscēbat | incurvēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | incurvēscimus | incurvēscēbāmus | incurvēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | incurvēscitis | incurvēscēbātis | incurvēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | incurvēscunt | incurvēscēbant | incurvēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | incurvēscam | incurvēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | incurvēscās | incurvēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | incurvēscat | incurvēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | incurvēscāmus | incurvēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | incurvēscātis | incurvēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | incurvēscant | incurvēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | incurvēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | incurvēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | incurvēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | incurvēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | incurvēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | incurvēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | incurvēscere | — |
| present participle | incurvēscēns | — |
gerundincurvēscendī, incurvēscendō, incurvēscendum
incurvesco or -visco, 3, v. n. incurvus,
I. to bend down: bacarum ubertate, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 38, 154; and ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69 (Trag. v. 194 Vahl.; Trag. Inc. Fab. v. 135 Rib.).
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
incurvēscō (-vīscō) —, —, ere
incurvus, to begin to bend: bacarum ubertate, Enn. ap. C.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin incurvēscō From incurvus (“bent, crooked”) + -ēscō.