verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
lentēscō
lentēscō (present infinitive lentēscere)
Classical[ɫɛnˈteːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[lenˈtɛs.ko]
Meaning
- intransitiveto become viscous or sticky, soften
- broadlyintransitiveto slacken, relax
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lentēscō | lentēscēbam | lentēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | lentēscis | lentēscēbās | lentēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | lentēscit | lentēscēbat | lentēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | lentēscimus | lentēscēbāmus | lentēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | lentēscitis | lentēscēbātis | lentēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | lentēscunt | lentēscēbant | lentēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lentēscam | lentēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | lentēscās | lentēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | lentēscat | lentēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | lentēscāmus | lentēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | lentēscātis | lentēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | lentēscant | lentēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | lentēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | lentēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | lentēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | lentēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | lentēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | lentēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | lentēscere | — |
| present participle | lentēscēns | — |
gerundlentēscendī, lentēscendō, lentēscendum
lentesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [lentus], to become viscous or sticky; to become pliant, soft (perh. not ante-Aug.).
I. Lit.:
salix, si minus lenta est, in stercore obruenda, ut lentescat, Col. 11, 2, 92: sed picis in morem ad digitos lentescit habendo, becomes viscous, adheres, Verg. G. 2, 250: ut in picem resinamve lentescit, Tac. G. 45: gemma cerae modo lentescit, Plin. 37, 10, 70, § 185: metallum in virgulas lentescens, Hier. Ep. 24, n. 3.—II. Trop., to slacken, relax:
lentescunt tempore curae, Ov. A. A. 2, 357. —Of persons: non torpenti lentescit affectu, Ambros. in Luc. 8, 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lentēscō —, —, ere, inch.
lentus, to become viscous, grow sticky, soften : picis in morem ad digitos, adhere , V.: in picem resinamve, Ta.—Fig., to slacken, relax : lentescunt tempore curae, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin lentēscō From lentus (“sticky, sluggish, pliant”) + -scō.