What does interārēscō mean in Latin?

interārēscō, a verb, means “to dry up; to decay”.

What are the principal parts of interārēscō?

interārēscō, interārēscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).

In classical Latin, [ɪn.tɛ.raːˈreːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in.te.raˈrɛs.ko].

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér → Proto-Italic *n̥ter → Latin interārēscō.

verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

interārēscō (present infinitive interārēscere)

Classical[ɪn.tɛ.raːˈreːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[in.te.raˈrɛs.ko]

active indicative
form	present	imperfect	future	perfect	pluperfect	fut. perfect
1st sg.	interārēscō	interārēscēbam	interārēscam	—	—	—
2nd sg.	interārēscis	interārēscēbās	interārēscēs	—	—	—
3rd sg.	interārēscit	interārēscēbat	interārēscet	—	—	—
1st pl.	interārēscimus	interārēscēbāmus	interārēscēmus	—	—	—
2nd pl.	interārēscitis	interārēscēbātis	interārēscētis	—	—	—
3rd pl.	interārēscunt	interārēscēbant	interārēscent	—	—	—

active subjunctive

active subjunctive
form	present	imperfect	perfect	pluperfect
1st sg.	interārēscam	interārēscerem	—	—
2nd sg.	interārēscās	interārēscerēs	—	—
3rd sg.	interārēscat	interārēsceret	—	—
1st pl.	interārēscāmus	interārēscerēmus	—	—
2nd pl.	interārēscātis	interārēscerētis	—	—
3rd pl.	interārēscant	interārēscerent	—	—

imperative

infinitives & participles

infinitives & participles
form	active	passive
present infinitive	interārēscere	—
present participle	interārēscēns	—

gerundinterārēscendī, interārēscendō, interārēscendum

intĕr-āresco, ĕre,

I. v. inch. n., to become dry, to dry up.

I. Lit., Vitr. 7, 8, 2: animalia sine humoris potestate interarescent, will die off, id. 8 praef. § 3.—

II. Trop., to dry up, decay; with exstingui et cadere, Cic. Tusc. 5, 14, 40.

Latin inter- Latin ārēscō Latin interārēscō From inter- + ārēscō (“to dry out”).