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

obtenebrēscō

obtenebrēscō (present infinitive obtenebrēscere)
Classical[ɔp.tɛ.nɛˈbreːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ob.te.neˈbrɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to darken

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.obtenebrēscōobtenebrēscēbamobtenebrēscam———
2nd sg.obtenebrēscisobtenebrēscēbāsobtenebrēscēs———
3rd sg.obtenebrēscitobtenebrēscēbatobtenebrēscet———
1st pl.obtenebrēscimusobtenebrēscēbāmusobtenebrēscēmus———
2nd pl.obtenebrēscitisobtenebrēscēbātisobtenebrēscētis———
3rd pl.obtenebrēscuntobtenebrēscēbantobtenebrēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.obtenebrēscamobtenebrēscerem——
2nd sg.obtenebrēscāsobtenebrēscerēs——
3rd sg.obtenebrēscatobtenebrēsceret——
1st pl.obtenebrēscāmusobtenebrēscerēmus——
2nd pl.obtenebrēscātisobtenebrēscerētis——
3rd pl.obtenebrēscantobtenebrēscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.obtenebrēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.obtenebrēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.obtenebrēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.obtenebrēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.obtenebrēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.obtenebrēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveobtenebrēscere—
perfect infinitiveobtenebrēscisse—
present participleobtenebrēscēns—
gerundobtenebrēscendī, obtenebrēscendō, obtenebrēscendum

ob-tĕnebresco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n., to become or grow dark (eccl. Lat.): lux in tabernaculo, Vulg. Job, 18, 6; Hier. in Isa. 5, 12, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin obtenebrēscō From obtenebrō + -ēscō.

Quick answers

What does obtenebrēscō mean in Latin?
obtenebrēscō, a verb, means “to darken”.
What are the principal parts of obtenebrēscō?
obtenebrēscō, obtenebrēscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce obtenebrēscō?
In classical Latin, [ɔp.tɛ.nɛˈbreːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ob.te.neˈbrɛs.ko].