verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
liquēscō
liquēscō (present infinitive liquēscere, perfect active licuī)
Classical[lɪˈkʷeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[liˈkʷɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to melt, liquefy
Fluit aes riuis aurique metallum, uulnificusque chalybs uasta fornace liquescit.
Bronze and golden ore flowed in streams, and steel, that deals wounds, melted in a vast furnace.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 8.445
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
liquidus fīōliquēscō -ere — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 11
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | liquēscō | liquēscēbam | liquēscam | licuī | licueram | licuerō |
| 2nd sg. | liquēscis | liquēscēbās | liquēscēs | licuistī | licuerās | licueris |
| 3rd sg. | liquēscit | liquēscēbat | liquēscet | licuit | licuerat | licuerit |
| 1st pl. | liquēscimus | liquēscēbāmus | liquēscēmus | licuimus | licuerāmus | licuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | liquēscitis | liquēscēbātis | liquēscētis | licuistis | licuerātis | licueritis |
| 3rd pl. | liquēscunt | liquēscēbant | liquēscent | licuērunt licuēre | licuerant | licuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | liquēscam | liquēscerem | licuerim | licuissem |
| 2nd sg. | liquēscās | liquēscerēs | licuerīs | licuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | liquēscat | liquēsceret | licuerit | licuisset |
| 1st pl. | liquēscāmus | liquēscerēmus | licuerīmus | licuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | liquēscātis | liquēscerētis | licuerītis | licuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | liquēscant | liquēscerent | licuerint | licuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | liquēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | liquēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | liquēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | liquēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | liquēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | liquēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | liquēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | licuisse liquēscisse | — |
| present participle | liquēscēns | — |
| future participle | — | liquēscenda liquēscendā, liquēscendae, liquēscendam, liquēscendārum, liquēscendās, liquēscende, liquēscendīs, liquēscendōrum, liquēscendōs, liquēscendus |
gerundliquēscendī, liquēscendō, liquēscendum
lĭquesco, lĭcŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n. [liqueo], to become fluid or liquid, to melt.
I. Lit.:
tabes nivis liquescentis, Liv. 21, 36: haec ut cera liquescit, Verg. E. 8, 80; Ov. M. 5, 431: volnificusque chalybs vastā fornace liquescit, Verg. A. 8, 446; Plin. 37, 10, 59, § 162: corpora foeda jacent ... dilapsa liquescunt, i. e. putrefy, Ov. M. 7, 550.—B. Transf.
1. To become clear, limpid: aqua liquescit ac subsidit, Auct. B. Alex. 5.—
2. Of the liquid sound of l, m, n, r with other consonants, to merge, coalesce, be confined with other sounds:
eorum sonus liquescit et tenuatur, Val. Prob. p. 1389 P.—II. Trop.
A. To grow soft, effeminate:
qua (voluptate) cum liquescimus, Cic. Tusc. 2, 22, 52. —B. To melt or waste away:
fortuna liquescit, Ov. Ib. 425.—Of a person: minui et deperire, et, ut proprie dicam, liquescere, Sen. Ep. 26.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
liquēscō —, —, ere, inch.
liqueo, to become fluid, melt, liquefy : tabes nivis liquescentis, L.: haec ut cera liquescit, V., O.: Corpora dilapsa liquescunt, i. e. putrefy , O.— To grow soft, become effeminate : voluptate.— To melt, waste away : fortuna liquescit, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*wleykʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wlikʷéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*(w)likʷēō
- Latinliquēscō
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin liquēscō From liqueō + -scō.
Descendants
- Englishliquesce
In English words that came into English from liquēscō
- deliquescentdeliquescens
- deliquescedēliquēscō
- liquesceliquēscere
- liquescentliquēscēns