verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
inhorrēscō
inhorrēscō (present infinitive inhorrēscere, perfect active inhorruī)
Classical[ɪ.nɔrˈreːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[i.norˈrɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to begin to bristle (up); one's hair starts to stand on end
- to start to quiver, tremble or shudder (at)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
asper tumidusque fīōinhorrēscō -ere, -horruī — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 14
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | inhorrēscō | inhorrēscēbam | inhorrēscam | inhorruī | inhorrueram | inhorruerō |
| 2nd sg. | inhorrēscis | inhorrēscēbās | inhorrēscēs | inhorruistī | inhorruerās | inhorrueris |
| 3rd sg. | inhorrēscit | inhorrēscēbat | inhorrēscet | inhorruit | inhorruerat | inhorruerit |
| 1st pl. | inhorrēscimus | inhorrēscēbāmus | inhorrēscēmus | inhorruimus | inhorruerāmus | inhorruerimus |
| 2nd pl. | inhorrēscitis | inhorrēscēbātis | inhorrēscētis | inhorruistis | inhorruerātis | inhorrueritis |
| 3rd pl. | inhorrēscunt | inhorrēscēbant | inhorrēscent | inhorruērunt inhorruēre | inhorruerant | inhorruerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | inhorrēscam | inhorrēscerem | inhorruerim | inhorruissem |
| 2nd sg. | inhorrēscās | inhorrēscerēs | inhorruerīs | inhorruissēs |
| 3rd sg. | inhorrēscat | inhorrēsceret | inhorruerit | inhorruisset |
| 1st pl. | inhorrēscāmus | inhorrēscerēmus | inhorruerīmus | inhorruissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | inhorrēscātis | inhorrēscerētis | inhorruerītis | inhorruissētis |
| 3rd pl. | inhorrēscant | inhorrēscerent | inhorruerint | inhorruissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | inhorrēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | inhorrēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | inhorrēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | inhorrēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | inhorrēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | inhorrēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | inhorrēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | inhorruisse | — |
| present participle | inhorrēscēns | — |
gerundinhorrēscendī, inhorrēscendō, inhorrēscendum
ĭn-horresco, 3,
I. v. inch. n., to send forth sharp points, to rise erect, to bristle up.
I. Lit.:
gallinae inhorrescunt edito ovo excutiuntque sese, Plin. 10, 41, 57, § 116: inhorrescit mare, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24 (Trag. Rel. v. 411 Rib.): mobilibus veris inhorruit Adventus foliis (poet. for folia inhorrescunt, varie agitantur auris vernis), Hor. C. 1, 23, 5, v. Orell. ad h. l.: frigorum impatientia papiliones villis inhorrescunt, Plin. 11, 23, 27, § 77: trifolium inhorrescere et folia contra tempestatem subrigere, id. 18, 35, 89, § 365: Atlas nemoribus inhorrescit, Sol. 24.— II. Transf., to tremble, shake, shiver.
A. With fever, Cels. 3, 12 med.:
frigida potio inutilis est iis qui facile inhorrescunt, id. 1, 3.—With cold: aër nivibus et glacie inhorrescit, App. de Mund. p. 58, 33: cum tristis hiems aquilonis inhorruit alis, Ov. Ib. 199.— B. To quake, shudder, with fear, horror, App. M. 5, p. 172, 22:
solitudo inhorrescit vacuis, Tac. H. 3. 85; id. A. 11, 28.—Rarely with acc.: adeo rebus accommodanda compositio, ut asperis asperos etiam numeros adhiberi oporteat, et cum dicente aeque audientem inhorrescere, Quint. 9, 4, 126.— Transf., to shudder at: severitatis vim, Aur. Vict. Caes. 24.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
in-horrēscō uī, —, ere,
inch, to stand erect, bristle up, rise in points, roughen, ruffle: inhorrescit mare: inhorruit unda tenebris, V.: mobilibus vepris inhorruit Ad ventos foliis, H.: aper inhorruit armos, bristled up, V.—To move tremulously, quiver, shake, shudder, tremble: pennis agitatus inhorruit aër, O.: domus principis inhorruerat, Ta.: horum severitatem.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin inhorrēscō From inhorreō (“to shudder”) + -scō (inchoative).