LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

pavēscō

pavēscō (present infinitive pavēscere)

Meaning

  1. to become alarmed or afraid
  2. transitiveto fear, to dread

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.pavēscōpavēscēbampavēscam———
2nd sg.pavēscispavēscēbāspavēscēs———
3rd sg.pavēscitpavēscēbatpavēscet———
1st pl.pavēscimuspavēscēbāmuspavēscēmus———
2nd pl.pavēscitispavēscēbātispavēscētis———
3rd pl.pavēscuntpavēscēbantpavēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.pavēscampavēscerem——
2nd sg.pavēscāspavēscerēs——
3rd sg.pavēscatpavēsceret——
1st pl.pavēscāmuspavēscerēmus——
2nd pl.pavēscātispavēscerētis——
3rd pl.pavēscantpavēscerent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.pavēscorpavēscēbarpavēscar
2nd sg.pavēsceris
pavēscere
pavēscēbāris
pavēscēbāre
pavēscēris
pavēscēre
3rd sg.pavēsciturpavēscēbāturpavēscētur
1st pl.pavēscimurpavēscēbāmurpavēscēmur
2nd pl.pavēsciminīpavēscēbāminīpavēscēminī
3rd pl.pavēscunturpavēscēbanturpavēscentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.pavēscarpavēscerer
2nd sg.pavēscāris
pavēscāre
pavēscerēris
pavēscerēre
3rd sg.pavēscāturpavēscerētur
1st pl.pavēscāmurpavēscerēmur
2nd pl.pavēscāminīpavēscerēminī
3rd pl.pavēscanturpavēscerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.pavēscepavēscere
pres. 2nd pl.pavēscitepavēsciminī
fut. 2nd sg.pavēscitōpavēscitor
fut. 3rd sg.pavēscitōpavēscitor
fut. 2nd pl.pavēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.pavēscuntōpavēscuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepavēscerepavēscī
perfect infinitivepavēscisse—
present participlepavēscēns—
future participle—pavēscendus
pavēscundus, pavēscenda, pavēscendā, pavēscendae, pavēscendam, pavēscendārum, pavēscendās, pavēscende, pavēscendīs, pavēscendōrum, pavēscendōs
gerundpavēscendī, pavēscendō, pavēscendum

păvesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. and a. [paveo] (mostly post-Aug.).
(a). Neutr., to begin to be afraid, to become alarmed: omni strepitu pavescere, Sall. J. 72, 2: ad ejusmodi tactum, Col. 6, 2: ad nocturnas imagines, Plin. 29, 4, 20, § 67 (al. expavescere): pavescere sensim et quasi albescere, Gell. 19, 1, 21.—
(b). Act., to begin to fear or dread, to begin to be alarmed at: bellum, Tac. A. 1, 4: prodigia deūm, Sil. 16, 127.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin pavēscō From paveō + -scō.

Quick answers

What does pavēscō mean in Latin?
pavēscō, a verb, means “to become alarmed or afraid; to fear, to dread”.
What are the principal parts of pavēscō?
pavēscō, pavēscere (third conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).