verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
intumēscō
intumēscō (present infinitive intumēscere, perfect active intumuī)
Classical[ɪn.tʊˈmeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[in.tuˈmɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to become swollen
- to rise
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | intumēscō | intumēscēbam | intumēscam | intumuī | intumueram | intumuerō |
| 2nd sg. | intumēscis | intumēscēbās | intumēscēs | intumuistī | intumuerās | intumueris |
| 3rd sg. | intumēscit | intumēscēbat | intumēscet | intumuit | intumuerat | intumuerit |
| 1st pl. | intumēscimus | intumēscēbāmus | intumēscēmus | intumuimus | intumuerāmus | intumuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | intumēscitis | intumēscēbātis | intumēscētis | intumuistis | intumuerātis | intumueritis |
| 3rd pl. | intumēscunt | intumēscēbant | intumēscent | intumuērunt intumuēre | intumuerant | intumuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | intumēscam | intumēscerem | intumuerim | intumuissem |
| 2nd sg. | intumēscās | intumēscerēs | intumuerīs | intumuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | intumēscat | intumēsceret | intumuerit | intumuisset |
| 1st pl. | intumēscāmus | intumēscerēmus | intumuerīmus | intumuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | intumēscātis | intumēscerētis | intumuerītis | intumuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | intumēscant | intumēscerent | intumuerint | intumuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | intumēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | intumēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | intumēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | intumēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | intumēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | intumēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | intumēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | intumuisse | — |
| present participle | intumēscēns | — |
gerundintumēscendī, intumēscendō, intumēscendum
in-tŭmesco, mŭi, 3,
I. v. n. inch., to swell up; to rise (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. Lit.:
fluctus flatu intumescens, Plin. 2, 81, 83, § 196; id. 37, 5, 18, § 69: vidi virgineas intumuisse genas, Ov. F. 6, 700.— Of dropsical persons: intumuit suffusā venter ab undā, Ov. F. 1, 215: si partes corporis in vesicas intumuerint, Plin. 20, 6, 23, § 51.— B. Transf., to rise, be elevated, of the surface of the ground:
loco tamen ipso paululum intumescente, Col. 1, 4, 10; cf.: nec intumescit alta viperis humus, Hor. Epod. 16, 52.—II. Trop.
A. To swell up:
vox intumescit, Tac. G. 3: motus, grows, increases, id. A. 1, 38: intumuere statim superbia ferociaque, Tac. H. 4, 19: jure quodam potestatis intumescere, to be puffed up, elated, Quint. 1, 1, 8: rebus secundis, Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 3: supra humanum modum, Sen. Cons. ad Polyb. 36.— B. To become angry:
intumuit vati, Ov. P. 4, 14, 34: Juno, quod, etc., id. F. 6, 487; id. M. 8, 582 al.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
in-tumēscō muī, —, ere,
inch, to swell up, rise: Amnis . . . inquit ‘Intumui,’ O.—To rise, be elevated: nec intumescit viperis humus, H.—Fig., to swell up, grow louder: quo plenior vox repercussu intumescat, Ta.—To become angry: Intumuit Iuno, O.: vati, O.—To be inflated, swell in pride: Intumuit numero turba, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinintumēscō
Latin tumēscō Latin intumēscō From in- + tumēscō.
Descendants
- Englishintumesce
- Portugueseentumecer
- Portugueseintumescer
- Spanishentumecer
- Spanishentomecer
- Galicianentumecer
In English words that came into English from intumēscō
- intumesceintumēscō
- intumescentintumēscēns