verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
intābēscō
intābēscō (present infinitive intābēscere, perfect active intābuī)
Classical[ɪn.taːˈbeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[in.taˈbɛs.ko]
Meaning
- intransitiveto waste away, pine away
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | intābēscō | intābēscēbam | intābēscam | intābuī | intābueram | intābuerō |
| 2nd sg. | intābēscis | intābēscēbās | intābēscēs | intābuistī | intābuerās | intābueris |
| 3rd sg. | intābēscit | intābēscēbat | intābēscet | intābuit | intābuerat | intābuerit |
| 1st pl. | intābēscimus | intābēscēbāmus | intābēscēmus | intābuimus | intābuerāmus | intābuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | intābēscitis | intābēscēbātis | intābēscētis | intābuistis | intābuerātis | intābueritis |
| 3rd pl. | intābēscunt | intābēscēbant | intābēscent | intābuērunt intābuēre | intābuerant | intābuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | intābēscam | intābēscerem | intābuerim | intābuissem |
| 2nd sg. | intābēscās | intābēscerēs | intābuerīs | intābuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | intābēscat | intābēsceret | intābuerit | intābuisset |
| 1st pl. | intābēscāmus | intābēscerēmus | intābuerīmus | intābuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | intābēscātis | intābēscerētis | intābuerītis | intābuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | intābēscant | intābēscerent | intābuerint | intābuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | intābēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | intābēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | intābēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | intābēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | intābēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | intābēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | intābēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | intābuisse | — |
| present participle | intābēscēns | — |
gerundintābēscendī, intābēscendō, intābēscendum
in-tābesco, bui, 3,
I. v. inch. n., to waste away by degrees, to pine away.
I. Lit.:
diuturno morbo, Cic. N. D. 3, 35, 84 (B. and K. tabescentem): cum semel fixae cibo Intabuissent pupulae, Hor. Epod. 5, 39: vitis intabescit, Col. 4, 3: virtutem videant intabescantque relictā, Pers. 3, 38: dolori, with grief, Sen. Cons. ad Polyb. 24.—II. Transf., to melt away, dissolve:
ut intabescere flavae Igne levi cerae solent, Ov. M. 3, 487: lata plumbea funda Missa solet medio glans intabescere caelo, id. ib. 14, 826.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
in-tābēscō buī, —, ere,
inch, to waste away, pine away: cum semel fixae cibo Intabuissent pupulae, H.: videndo, to pine with envy, O.—To melt away, dissolve: ut intabescere Igne cerae solent, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinintābēscō
Latin tābēscō Latin intābēscō From in- + tābēscō (“to gradually dissolve”).