LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

obrigēscō

obrigēscō (present infinitive obrigēscere, perfect active obriguī)
Classical[ɔb.rɪˈɡeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ob.riˈd͡ʒɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to stiffen

Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.obrigēscōobrigēscēbamobrigēscamobriguīobrigueramobriguerō
2nd sg.obrigēscisobrigēscēbāsobrigēscēsobriguistīobriguerāsobrigueris
3rd sg.obrigēscitobrigēscēbatobrigēscetobriguitobrigueratobriguerit
1st pl.obrigēscimusobrigēscēbāmusobrigēscēmusobriguimusobriguerāmusobriguerimus
2nd pl.obrigēscitisobrigēscēbātisobrigēscētisobriguistisobriguerātisobrigueritis
3rd pl.obrigēscuntobrigēscēbantobrigēscentobriguērunt
obriguēre
obriguerantobriguerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.obrigēscamobrigēsceremobriguerimobriguissem
2nd sg.obrigēscāsobrigēscerēsobriguerīsobriguissēs
3rd sg.obrigēscatobrigēsceretobrigueritobriguisset
1st pl.obrigēscāmusobrigēscerēmusobriguerīmusobriguissēmus
2nd pl.obrigēscātisobrigēscerētisobriguerītisobriguissētis
3rd pl.obrigēscantobrigēscerentobriguerintobriguissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.obrigēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.obrigēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.obrigēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.obrigēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.obrigēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.obrigēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveobrigēscere—
perfect infinitiveobriguisse—
present participleobrigēscēns—
gerundobrigēscendī, obrigēscendō, obrigēscendum

ob-rĭgesco, găi, 3,
I. v. inch. n., to stiffen, become stiff (class.).
I. Lit.
a. With abl.: pars obrigescit frigore, Lucil. ap. Non. 97, 12: pars (terrae regionum) obriguerit nive, pruināque, Cic. N. D. 1, 10, 24; and: e quibus (cingulis) duos obriguisse pruinā vides, id. Rep. 6, 20, 21.—
b. Absol.: fructus per pruinam obriguerint, Pac. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 6 Müll. (acc. to Trag. Rel. p. 64 Rib.): cum jam paene obriguisset, vix vivus aufertur, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 40, § 87: obrigesceret cum gladio, become stiff with holding, Vulg. 2 Reg. 23, 10.—
II. Trop., to grow hard, become hardened: viro non vel obrigescere satius est? Sen. Ep. 82, 2.

Origins

From ob- + rigēscō.

Quick answers

What does obrigēscō mean in Latin?
obrigēscō, a verb, means “to stiffen”.
What are the principal parts of obrigēscō?
obrigēscō, obrigēscere, obriguī (third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce obrigēscō?
In classical Latin, [ɔb.rɪˈɡeːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ob.riˈd͡ʒɛs.ko].