verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
nigrēscō
nigrēscō (present infinitive nigrēscere, perfect active nigruī)
Classical[nɪˈɡreːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[niˈɡrɛs.ko]
Meaning
- intransitiveto blacken; to darken; to become black or dark
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nigrēscō | nigrēscēbam | nigrēscam | nigruī | nigrueram | nigruerō |
| 2nd sg. | nigrēscis | nigrēscēbās | nigrēscēs | nigruistī | nigruerās | nigrueris |
| 3rd sg. | nigrēscit | nigrēscēbat | nigrēscet | nigruit | nigruerat | nigruerit |
| 1st pl. | nigrēscimus | nigrēscēbāmus | nigrēscēmus | nigruimus | nigruerāmus | nigruerimus |
| 2nd pl. | nigrēscitis | nigrēscēbātis | nigrēscētis | nigruistis | nigruerātis | nigrueritis |
| 3rd pl. | nigrēscunt | nigrēscēbant | nigrēscent | nigruērunt nigruēre | nigruerant | nigruerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nigrēscam | nigrēscerem | nigruerim | nigruissem |
| 2nd sg. | nigrēscās | nigrēscerēs | nigruerīs | nigruissēs |
| 3rd sg. | nigrēscat | nigrēsceret | nigruerit | nigruisset |
| 1st pl. | nigrēscāmus | nigrēscerēmus | nigruerīmus | nigruissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | nigrēscātis | nigrēscerētis | nigruerītis | nigruissētis |
| 3rd pl. | nigrēscant | nigrēscerent | nigruerint | nigruissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | nigrēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | nigrēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | nigrēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | nigrēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | nigrēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | nigrēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | nigrēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | nigruisse | — |
| present participle | nigrēscēns nigrēscente, nigrēscentem, nigrēscentēs, nigrēscentī, nigrēscentia, nigrēscentibus, nigrēscentis, nigrēscentīs, nigrēscentium | — |
gerundnigrēscendī, nigrēscendō, nigrēscendum
nī^gresco, grŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n. (usu. ī) [id.], to become black, grow dark (poet. and post-Aug. prose):
latices nigrescere sacros, etc., Verg. A. 4, 454: tenebris nigrescere, id. ib. 11, 824: nigrescunt sanguine venae, Ov. A. A. 3, 503: baca incipiens nigrescere, Plin. 15, 1, 2, § 6: nigrescens cutis, id. 26, 1, 5, § 7: nigrescentes dentes, id. 31, 10, 46, § 117: bacae cum jam nigruerint, Col. 12, 48: dies nigrescet, Vulg. Ezech. 30, 18.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nigrēscō —, ere, inch.
niger, to become black, grow dark : tenebris nigrescunt omnia circum, V.: Corpore, O.
Origins
From nigreō (“to be black”) + -scō, from niger (“black”).
Descendants
- Frenchnoircir
- Spanishnegrecer
- Old Occitannegrezir
In English words that came into English from nigrēscō
- nigrescencenigrescens
- nigrescentnigrescens