verbthird conjugation, no passive
obsolēscō
obsolēscō (present infinitive obsolēscere, perfect active obsolēvī, supine obsolētum)
Classical[ɔp.sɔˈɫeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ob.soˈlɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to wear out
- to fall into disuse
- to grow old
- to decay
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obsolēscō | obsolēscēbam | obsolēscam | obsolēvī | obsolēveram | obsolēverō |
| 2nd sg. | obsolēscis | obsolēscēbās | obsolēscēs | obsolēvistī | obsolēverās | obsolēveris |
| 3rd sg. | obsolēscit | obsolēscēbat | obsolēscet | obsolēvit | obsolēverat | obsolēverit |
| 1st pl. | obsolēscimus | obsolēscēbāmus | obsolēscēmus | obsolēvimus | obsolēverāmus | obsolēverimus |
| 2nd pl. | obsolēscitis | obsolēscēbātis | obsolēscētis | obsolēvistis | obsolēverātis | obsolēveritis |
| 3rd pl. | obsolēscunt | obsolēscēbant | obsolēscent | obsolēvērunt obsolēvēre | obsolēverant | obsolēverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obsolēscam | obsolēscerem | obsolēverim | obsolēvissem |
| 2nd sg. | obsolēscās | obsolēscerēs | obsolēverīs | obsolēvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | obsolēscat | obsolēsceret | obsolēverit | obsolēvisset |
| 1st pl. | obsolēscāmus | obsolēscerēmus | obsolēverīmus | obsolēvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | obsolēscātis | obsolēscerētis | obsolēverītis | obsolēvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | obsolēscant | obsolēscerent | obsolēverint | obsolēvissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | obsolēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | obsolēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | obsolēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | obsolēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | obsolēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | obsolēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | obsolēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | obsolēvisse | — |
| future infinitive | obsolētūrum esse | — |
| present participle | obsolēscēns | — |
| future participle | obsolētūrus obsolētūra, obsolētūrā, obsolētūrae, obsolētūram, obsolētūrārum, obsolētūrās, obsolētūre, obsolētūrī, obsolētūrīs, obsolētūrō, obsolētūrōrum, obsolētūrōs, obsolētūrum | — |
gerundobsolēscendī, obsolēscendō, obsolēscendumsupineobsolētum, obsolētū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- res obsolescit
- a thing is going out of use, becoming obsolete.
obsŏlesco, lēvi, lētum, 3,
I. v. inch. n. [obs-olesco], to wear out, to grow old, decay, fall into disuse, lose value, become obsolete (class.;
syn. exolesco): his (verbis) oportet, si possis, non uti: sic enim obsolescent, Varr. L. L. 9, § 16 Müll.: haec ne obsolescerent, renovabam, cum licebat, legendo, Cic. Ac. 1, 3, 11: obsolevit jam oratio, id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52: vectigal, quod in bello non obsolescat, id. Agr. 1, 7, 21: laus, Tac. A. 4, 26: enituit aliquis in bello, sed obsolevit in pace, Plin. Pan. 4, 5.—Hence, obsŏlētus, a, um, P. a. A. Lit., old, worn out, thrown off:
erat veste obsoletā, Liv. 27, 34: vestitus, Nep. Ages. 8, 2: amiculum, Curt. 6, 9, 25: vestitu obsoletiore, Cig. Agr. 2, 5, 13: homo obsoletus, in a worn-out dress, id. Pis. 36, 89: tectum, old, ruinous, Hor. C. 2, 10, 6: verba, obsolete, Cic. de Or. 3, 37, 150: obsoleta et vulgaria, id. Quint. 18, 56.—B. Transf., common, ordinary, poor, mean, low:
crimina, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 44, § 177: gaudia, Liv. 30, 42.—Comp.: obsoletior oratio, a too ordinary, too negligent style, Cic. de Or. 3, 9, 33: honores, of little worth, Nep. Milt. 6, 2: color, Col. 4, 30: o nec paternis obsoleta sordibus, Hor. Epod. 17, 46: dextra obsoleta sanguine, defiled, Sen. Agam. 977.—Hence, adv.: obsŏlētē, in an old or worn-out style, poorly, meanly: paulo tamen obsoletius vestitus, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 58, § 152.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
obs-olēscō lēvī, lētus, ere,
inch, to wear out, grow old, decay, fall into disuse, lose value, become obsolete: obsolevit iam oratio: ut alia vetustate obsolevissent, had been forgotten, L.
Origins
From obs- + olēscō.
Descendants
- Englishobsolesce
In English words that came into English from obsolēscō
- obsoleteobsolētus
- obsolescenceobsolēscēns
- obsolesceobsolescere