LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

lātēscō1

lātēscō (present infinitive lātēscere)
Classical[ɫaːˈteːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[laˈtɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to broaden or widen

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.lātēscōlātēscēbamlātēscam———
2nd sg.lātēscislātēscēbāslātēscēs———
3rd sg.lātēscitlātēscēbatlātēscet———
1st pl.lātēscimuslātēscēbāmuslātēscēmus———
2nd pl.lātēscitislātēscēbātislātēscētis———
3rd pl.lātēscuntlātēscēbantlātēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.lātēscamlātēscerem——
2nd sg.lātēscāslātēscerēs——
3rd sg.lātēscatlātēsceret——
1st pl.lātēscāmuslātēscerēmus——
2nd pl.lātēscātislātēscerētis——
3rd pl.lātēscantlātēscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.lātēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.lātēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.lātēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.lātēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.lātēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.lātēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivelātēscere—
present participlelātēscēns—
gerundlātēscendī, lātēscendō, lātēscendum

lātesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [2. latus], to grow broad, to widen (not ante-Aug.): napi non in ventrem latescunt, Col. 2, 10, 24: ossa paulatim latescentia, Cels. 8, 1: bis sex latescit fascia partes, Manil. 1, 680.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin lātēscō From lātus + -ēscō.

Descendants
  • Romanianlăți
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
latēscō2
latēscō (present infinitive latēscere, perfect active latuī)
Classical[ɫaˈteːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[laˈtɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to hide or conceal oneself

Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.latēscōlatēscēbamlatēscamlatuīlatueramlatuerō
2nd sg.latēscislatēscēbāslatēscēslatuistīlatuerāslatueris
3rd sg.latēscitlatēscēbatlatēscetlatuitlatueratlatuerit
1st pl.latēscimuslatēscēbāmuslatēscēmuslatuimuslatuerāmuslatuerimus
2nd pl.latēscitislatēscēbātislatēscētislatuistislatuerātislatueritis
3rd pl.latēscuntlatēscēbantlatēscentlatuērunt
latuēre
latuerantlatuerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.latēscamlatēsceremlatuerimlatuissem
2nd sg.latēscāslatēscerēslatuerīslatuissēs
3rd sg.latēscatlatēsceretlatueritlatuisset
1st pl.latēscāmuslatēscerēmuslatuerīmuslatuissēmus
2nd pl.latēscātislatēscerētislatuerītislatuissētis
3rd pl.latēscantlatēscerentlatuerintlatuissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.latēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.latēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.latēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.latēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.latēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.latēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivelatēscere—
perfect infinitivelatuisse—
present participlelatēscēns—
gerundlatēscendī, latēscendō, latēscendum

lătesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [lateo], to hide one's self, lie hid, be concealed: hic Equus a capite et longa cervice latescit, Cic. Arat. 385.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin latēscō From lateō + -scō.

In English words that came into English from latēscō

  • delitescentdelitescens

Quick answers

What does lātēscō mean in Latin?
lātēscō, a verb, means “to broaden or widen”.
What are the principal parts of lātēscō?
lātēscō, lātēscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce lātēscō?
In classical Latin, [ɫaːˈteːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [laˈtɛs.ko].