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

mācerēscō

mācerēscō (present infinitive mācerēscere)

Meaning

  1. to soften, make tender

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.mācerēscōmācerēscēbammācerēscam———
2nd sg.mācerēscismācerēscēbāsmācerēscēs———
3rd sg.mācerēscitmācerēscēbatmācerēscet———
1st pl.mācerēscimusmācerēscēbāmusmācerēscēmus———
2nd pl.mācerēscitismācerēscēbātismācerēscētis———
3rd pl.mācerēscuntmācerēscēbantmācerēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.mācerēscammācerēscerem——
2nd sg.mācerēscāsmācerēscerēs——
3rd sg.mācerēscatmācerēsceret——
1st pl.mācerēscāmusmācerēscerēmus——
2nd pl.mācerēscātismācerēscerētis——
3rd pl.mācerēscantmācerēscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.mācerēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.mācerēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.mācerēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.mācerēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.mācerēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.mācerēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivemācerēscere—
perfect infinitivemācerēscisse—
present participlemācerēscēns—
gerundmācerēscendī, mācerēscendō, mācerēscendum

māceresco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [id.], to make soft or tender, Cato, R. R. 92.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin mācerēscō From mācer + -ēscō.

Quick answers

What does mācerēscō mean in Latin?
mācerēscō, a verb, means “to soften, make tender”.
What are the principal parts of mācerēscō?
mācerēscō, mācerēscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).