verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
nitēscō
nitēscō (present infinitive nitēscere)
Classical[nɪˈteːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[niˈtɛs.ko]
Meaning
- intransitiveto (begin to) shine, glitter
- intransitiveto thrive, flourish, be in fine condition
- figurativelyintransitiveto become illustrious or celebrated
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nitēscō | nitēscēbam | nitēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | nitēscis | nitēscēbās | nitēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | nitēscit | nitēscēbat | nitēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | nitēscimus | nitēscēbāmus | nitēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | nitēscitis | nitēscēbātis | nitēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | nitēscunt | nitēscēbant | nitēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nitēscam | nitēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | nitēscās | nitēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | nitēscat | nitēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | nitēscāmus | nitēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | nitēscātis | nitēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | nitēscant | nitēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | nitēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | nitēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | nitēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | nitēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | nitēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | nitēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | nitēscere | — |
| present participle | nitēscēns | — |
gerundnitēscendī, nitēscendō, nitēscendum
nĭtesco, tŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n. [niteo], to begin to shine or glitter, to shine, glitter (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. Lit.: caelum nitescere, arbores frondescere, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69 (Trag. v. 192 Vahl.):
exiguo qui stellarum candore nitescit, Cic. Arat. 174: juventus Nudatos umeros oleo perfusa nitescit, Verg. A. 5, 134: nitescente novā lunā, Plin. 8, 1, 1, § 2; 37, 12, 74, § 195: ex umero Pelopis non nituisset ebur, Tib. 1, 4, 58 (64).—B. Transf.
1. Of animals, to grow sleek, well-conditioned, fat:
armenta nitescunt, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 3.—2. Of persons, to become blooming; in perf., to be blooming:
o pueri, nituistis, Hor. S. 2, 2, 128.—3. Of plants, to grow luxuriously, to thrive, Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 112.—
II. Trop., to be formed or cultivated:
ut ingenio, doctrinā, praeceptione natura nitescat, Auct. Her. 3, 16, 29.—To become illustrious or celebrated: quid non cultu nitescit? Quint. 9, 4, 5 (Tac. A. 12, 58; Halm and Ritter, enitesceret).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nitēscō —, —, ere, inch.
niteo, to begin to shine, shine forth, glitter : iuventus umeros oleo perfusa nitescit, V.: quae Desperat tractata nitescere posse, despairs of treating effectively , H.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin nitēscō From niteō (“to shine”) + -scō.