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

mūcēscō

mūcēscō (present infinitive mūcēscere)
Classical[muːˈkeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[muˈt͡ʃɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to grow moldy

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.mūcēscōmūcēscēbammūcēscam———
2nd sg.mūcēscismūcēscēbāsmūcēscēs———
3rd sg.mūcēscitmūcēscēbatmūcēscet———
1st pl.mūcēscimusmūcēscēbāmusmūcēscēmus———
2nd pl.mūcēscitismūcēscēbātismūcēscētis———
3rd pl.mūcēscuntmūcēscēbantmūcēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.mūcēscammūcēscerem——
2nd sg.mūcēscāsmūcēscerēs——
3rd sg.mūcēscatmūcēsceret——
1st pl.mūcēscāmusmūcēscerēmus——
2nd pl.mūcēscātismūcēscerētis——
3rd pl.mūcēscantmūcēscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.mūcēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.mūcēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.mūcēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.mūcēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.mūcēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.mūcēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivemūcēscere—
present participlemūcēscēns—
gerundmūcēscendī, mūcēscendō, mūcēscendum

mūcesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [muceo], to become mouldy or musty (post-Aug.): proprium est vino mucescere, Plin. 14, 20, 26, § 131.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin mūcēscō From mūceō (“to be moldy or musty”) + -scō.

Quick answers

What does mūcēscō mean in Latin?
mūcēscō, a verb, means “to grow moldy”.
What are the principal parts of mūcēscō?
mūcēscō, mūcēscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce mūcēscō?
In classical Latin, [muːˈkeːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [muˈt͡ʃɛs.ko].