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

olēscō

olēscō (present infinitive olēscere)

Meaning

  1. to grow

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.olēscōolēscēbamolēscam———
2nd sg.olēscisolēscēbāsolēscēs———
3rd sg.olēscitolēscēbatolēscet———
1st pl.olēscimusolēscēbāmusolēscēmus———
2nd pl.olēscitisolēscēbātisolēscētis———
3rd pl.olēscuntolēscēbantolēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.olēscamolēscerem——
2nd sg.olēscāsolēscerēs——
3rd sg.olēscatolēsceret——
1st pl.olēscāmusolēscerēmus——
2nd pl.olēscātisolēscerētis——
3rd pl.olēscantolēscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.olēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.olēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.olēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.olēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.olēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.olēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveolēscere—
perfect infinitiveolēscisse—
present participleolēscēns—
gerundolēscendī, olēscendō, olēscendum

ŏlesco, ēre,
I. v. inch. n. [2. oleo], to grow: suboles ab olescendo, id est crescendo dictae, Paul. ex. Fest. p. 309 Müll.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂oléyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*oleō
  4. Latinolēscō

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -sco Latin olēscō From *oleō + -sco.

Quick answers

What does olēscō mean in Latin?
olēscō, a verb, means “to grow”.
What are the principal parts of olēscō?
olēscō, olēscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
Where does olēscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂oléyeti → Proto-Italic *oleō → Latin olēscō.