verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
obmūtēscō
obmūtēscō (present infinitive obmūtēscere, perfect active obmūtuī)
Classical[ɔm.muːˈteːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ob.muˈtɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to lose one's speech, become dumb
- to be speechless, mute, silent
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
mūtus fīō, tacēscōobmūtēscō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 20
mūtus fīō, tacēre incipiōobmūtēscō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 7
subitō mūtus fīōobmūtēscō -ere — in Aeneis, ch. 10
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obmūtēscō | obmūtēscēbam | obmūtēscam | obmūtuī | obmūtueram | obmūtuerō |
| 2nd sg. | obmūtēscis | obmūtēscēbās | obmūtēscēs | obmūtuistī | obmūtuerās | obmūtueris |
| 3rd sg. | obmūtēscit | obmūtēscēbat | obmūtēscet | obmūtuit | obmūtuerat | obmūtuerit |
| 1st pl. | obmūtēscimus | obmūtēscēbāmus | obmūtēscēmus | obmūtuimus | obmūtuerāmus | obmūtuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | obmūtēscitis | obmūtēscēbātis | obmūtēscētis | obmūtuistis | obmūtuerātis | obmūtueritis |
| 3rd pl. | obmūtēscunt | obmūtēscēbant | obmūtēscent | obmūtuērunt obmūtuēre | obmūtuerant | obmūtuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obmūtēscam | obmūtēscerem | obmūtuerim | obmūtuissem |
| 2nd sg. | obmūtēscās | obmūtēscerēs | obmūtuerīs | obmūtuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | obmūtēscat | obmūtēsceret | obmūtuerit | obmūtuisset |
| 1st pl. | obmūtēscāmus | obmūtēscerēmus | obmūtuerīmus | obmūtuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | obmūtēscātis | obmūtēscerētis | obmūtuerītis | obmūtuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | obmūtēscant | obmūtēscerent | obmūtuerint | obmūtuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | obmūtēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | obmūtēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | obmūtēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | obmūtēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | obmūtēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | obmūtēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | obmūtēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | obmūtuisse | — |
| present participle | obmūtēscēns | — |
gerundobmūtēscendī, obmūtēscendō, obmūtēscendum
ob-mūtesco, tŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n., to become dumb, to lose one's speech (syn.: taceo, sileo).
I. Lit.:
qui ebrius obmutuit, Cels. 2, 6: cum obmutuerint, Plin. 27, 12, 104, § 127: umbrae ejus (hyaenae) contactu canes obmutescere, lose their voice, their bark, id. 8, 30, 44, § 106; 20, 5, 20, § 40.—B. Transf., in gen., to be speechless, mute, silent:
ipse obmutescam, Cic. de Or. 2, 7, 27: de me ... nulla umquam obmutescat vetustas, id. Mil. 35, 98: Aeneas aspectu obmutuit amens, Verg. A. 4, 279: dixit pressoque obmutuit ore, id. ib. 6, 155: obmutuit illa dolore, Ov. M. 13, 538.—II. Trop., to become silent, to cease:
studium nostrum conticuit subito et obmutuit, Cic. Brut. 94, 324: animi dolor, id. Tusc. 2, 21, 50: Lydium sil nunc obmutuit, is no longer asked for, Plin. 33, 12, 56, § 160: dixit mari, obmutesce, Vulg. Marc. 4, 39.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ob-mūtēscō tuī, —, ere, inch.
mutus, to become dumb, lose one's speech, be silent: homo loquacissimus obmutuit: aspectu, V.: dolore, O. —Fig., to become silent, cease: studium nostrum obmutuit: animi dolor.
Origins
Latin mūtus Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin obmūtēscō From ob- + mūtus + -ēscō.
Descendants
- Englishobmutescent
- Romanianamuți
- Aromanianamutsãscu
In English words that came into English from obmūtēscō
- obmutescentobmutescens
- obmutescenceobmūtēscō