verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
madēscō
madēscō (present infinitive madēscere, perfect active maduī)
Classical[maˈdeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[maˈdɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to become wet, moist
Postera lūx Hyadas, Taurīnae cornua frontis, ēvocat, et multā terra madēscit aquā. The next [day], the starlight of the Hyades – the horns of the brow of Taurus – is summoned, and with much rain the earth is moistened.
(The Hyades (mythology) were bringers of rain; see also: Hyades (star cluster); Taurus (constellation).)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 6.197–198
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ūmidus fīōmadēscō -ere — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 15
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | madēscō | madēscēbam | madēscam | maduī | madueram | maduerō |
| 2nd sg. | madēscis | madēscēbās | madēscēs | maduistī | maduerās | madueris |
| 3rd sg. | madēscit | madēscēbat | madēscet | maduit | maduerat | maduerit |
| 1st pl. | madēscimus | madēscēbāmus | madēscēmus | maduimus | maduerāmus | maduerimus |
| 2nd pl. | madēscitis | madēscēbātis | madēscētis | maduistis | maduerātis | madueritis |
| 3rd pl. | madēscunt | madēscēbant | madēscent | maduērunt maduēre | maduerant | maduerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | madēscam | madēscerem | maduerim | maduissem |
| 2nd sg. | madēscās | madēscerēs | maduerīs | maduissēs |
| 3rd sg. | madēscat | madēsceret | maduerit | maduisset |
| 1st pl. | madēscāmus | madēscerēmus | maduerīmus | maduissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | madēscātis | madēscerētis | maduerītis | maduissētis |
| 3rd pl. | madēscant | madēscerent | maduerint | maduissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | madēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | madēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | madēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | madēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | madēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | madēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | madēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | maduisse | — |
| present participle | madēscēns | — |
gerundmadēscendī, madēscendō, madēscendum
mădesco, dŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n. [madeo], to become moist or wet (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. Lit.:
semiusta madescunt Robora, Verg. A. 5, 697: tellus Nubibus assi duis pluvioque madescit ab austro, Ov. M. 1, 66: multā terra madescit aquā, id. F. 6, 198: nec madescimus nisi umore, * Quint. 6, 2, 28: spectare oportet, num tempora paulum madescant, become moist, i. e. perspire, Cels. 3, 6 med.—Poet.: quibus invito maduerunt sanguine dextrae, have killed, Val. Fl. 3, 391; cf.: nati maduere paterno Sanguine, Luc. 2, 149.—* B. In partic., to get drunk, become intoxicated:
quem (Chrysippum) cotidie ferunt madescere solitum, Front. de Fer. Als. 3 Mai.—II. Transf., to become soft:
ne umore madescant ungulae, Col. 6, 30; 11, 3, 23; id. poët. 10, 398: triticum madescit dulci aquā ligneis vasis, Plin. 18, 7, 17, § 76.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
madēscō duī, —, ere, inch.
madeo, to become moist, be wet : madescunt Robora, V.: oculi lacrimis maduere, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Italic *madēō Latin madeō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin madēscō From madeō (“to be wet”) + -scō (“become”).