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

noctēscō

noctēscō (present infinitive noctēscere)

Meaning

  1. to draw towards night; grow dark

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.noctēscōnoctēscēbamnoctēscam———
2nd sg.noctēscisnoctēscēbāsnoctēscēs———
3rd sg.noctēscitnoctēscēbatnoctēscet———
1st pl.noctēscimusnoctēscēbāmusnoctēscēmus———
2nd pl.noctēscitisnoctēscēbātisnoctēscētis———
3rd pl.noctēscuntnoctēscēbantnoctēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.noctēscamnoctēscerem——
2nd sg.noctēscāsnoctēscerēs——
3rd sg.noctēscatnoctēsceret——
1st pl.noctēscāmusnoctēscerēmus——
2nd pl.noctēscātisnoctēscerētis——
3rd pl.noctēscantnoctēscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.noctēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.noctēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.noctēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.noctēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.noctēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.noctēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivenoctēscere—
present participlenoctēscēns—
gerundnoctēscendī, noctēscendō, noctēscendum

noctesco, ĕre,
I. v. n. inch. [id.], to draw towards night, to grow dark: omnia noctescunt, Furius ap. Non. 145, 11; and Gell. 18, 11, 3 (where the word is censured).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nókʷts
  2. Proto-Italic*nok⁽ʷ⁾ts
  3. Latinnoctēscō

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin noctēscō From nox + -ēscō.

Descendants
  • Portugueseanoitecer
  • Spanishanochecer
  • Asturiananochecer
  • Extremadurananochecel
  • Galiciananoitecer
  • Leoneseanochecere
  • Leoneseanuchecere
  • Mirandeseanuitecer

Quick answers

What does noctēscō mean in Latin?
noctēscō, a verb, means “to draw towards night; grow dark”.
What are the principal parts of noctēscō?
noctēscō, noctēscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
Where does noctēscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts → Proto-Italic *nok⁽ʷ⁾ts → Latin noctēscō.