verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
lūcēscō
lūcēscō (present infinitive lūcēscere, perfect active lūxī)
Classical[ɫuːˈkeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[luˈt͡ʃɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to begin to shine
- impersonalto dawn (growslight)
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lūcēscō | lūcēscēbam | lūcēscam | lūxī | lūxeram | lūxerō |
| 2nd sg. | lūcēscis | lūcēscēbās | lūcēscēs | lūxistī | lūxerās | lūxeris |
| 3rd sg. | lūcēscit | lūcēscēbat | lūcēscet | lūxit | lūxerat | lūxerit |
| 1st pl. | lūcēscimus | lūcēscēbāmus | lūcēscēmus | lūximus | lūxerāmus | lūxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | lūcēscitis | lūcēscēbātis | lūcēscētis | lūxistis | lūxerātis | lūxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | lūcēscunt | lūcēscēbant | lūcēscent | lūxērunt lūxēre | lūxerant | lūxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lūcēscam | lūcēscerem | lūxerim | lūxissem |
| 2nd sg. | lūcēscās | lūcēscerēs | lūxerīs | lūxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | lūcēscat | lūcēsceret | lūxerit | lūxisset |
| 1st pl. | lūcēscāmus | lūcēscerēmus | lūxerīmus | lūxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | lūcēscātis | lūcēscerētis | lūxerītis | lūxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | lūcēscant | lūcēscerent | lūxerint | lūxissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | lūcēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | lūcēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | lūcēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | lūcēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | lūcēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | lūcēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | lūcēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | lūxisse lūcescisse | — |
| present participle | lūcēscēns | — |
gerundlūcēscendī, lūcēscendō, lūcēscendum
lūcesco and lūcisco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [luceo], to begin to shine.
I. Lit.
A. In gen.:
sol lucescit, Verg. E. 6, 37: quorum caput flavo capillorum crine lucescat, Firm. Math. 4, 13.—B. In partic., of the break of day, to grow light, break, dawn:
nonae lucescunt, Ov. F. 5, 417.—2. Impers.: lucescit or luciscit, the day is breaking: eamus, Amphitruo: luciscit hoc jam, it is getting light there (in the sky), Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 45; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 1; v. luceo, I. A. fin.: cum lucisceret, as soon as it grew light, at break of day, *Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 8:
et jam lucescebat, Liv. 4, 28.—II. Trop.:
luciscens amor, bright, Front. ad Anton. 1, 5 Mai.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lūcēscō and lūcīscō lūxī, —, ere, inch.
luceo, to begin to shine : sol lucescit, V.: cras lucescere nonas Dicimus, dawn , O.—Impers: Luciscit hoc iam, it grows light here , T.: ubi luxit, at dawn , Cs.: cum lucisceret, at break of day .
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*lowkéyeti
- Proto-Italic*loukeō
- Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*lukéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*l(o)ukēō?
- Latinlūcēscō
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin lūcēscō From lūceō (“shine”) + -scō.