verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
pūbēscō
pūbēscō (present infinitive pūbēscere, perfect active pūbuī)
Classical[puːˈbeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[puˈbɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to become pubescent
- to ripen, mature
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pūbēscō | pūbēscēbam | pūbēscam | pūbuī | pūbueram | pūbuerō |
| 2nd sg. | pūbēscis | pūbēscēbās | pūbēscēs | pūbuistī | pūbuerās | pūbueris |
| 3rd sg. | pūbēscit | pūbēscēbat | pūbēscet | pūbuit | pūbuerat | pūbuerit |
| 1st pl. | pūbēscimus | pūbēscēbāmus | pūbēscēmus | pūbuimus | pūbuerāmus | pūbuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | pūbēscitis | pūbēscēbātis | pūbēscētis | pūbuistis | pūbuerātis | pūbueritis |
| 3rd pl. | pūbēscunt | pūbēscēbant | pūbēscent | pūbuērunt pūbuēre | pūbuerant | pūbuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pūbēscam | pūbēscerem | pūbuerim | pūbuissem |
| 2nd sg. | pūbēscās | pūbēscerēs | pūbuerīs | pūbuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | pūbēscat | pūbēsceret | pūbuerit | pūbuisset |
| 1st pl. | pūbēscāmus | pūbēscerēmus | pūbuerīmus | pūbuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | pūbēscātis | pūbēscerētis | pūbuerītis | pūbuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | pūbēscant | pūbēscerent | pūbuerint | pūbuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | pūbēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | pūbēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | pūbēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | pūbēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | pūbēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | pūbēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | pūbēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | pūbuisse | — |
| present participle | pūbēscēns | — |
gerundpūbēscendī, pūbēscendō, pūbēscendum
pūbesco, bŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n. [id.], to reach the age of puberty, become pubescent.
I. Lit. (class.;
syn. adulesco): molli pubescere veste, to put on the down of puberty, Lucr. 5, 672: flore novo, Sil. 3, 79: Herculem, cum primum pubesceret, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 32, 118: flos juvenum pubescentium ad militiam, Liv. 8, 8: puer vix pubescente juventā, Sil. 16, 678: et nunc aequali tecum pubesceret aevo, Verg. A. 3, 491: pubescere bello, Sil. 4, 429: dehinc pubescens (Tiberius), Suet. Tib. 6: pubescunt dulces malae, Val. Fl. 7, 340: pubescente mala, Sil. 5, 414: et nati modo pubescentia ora, Stat. S. 3, 3, 11: pubescentibus annis, Petr. 119.—II. Transf.
A. To be covered or clothed, to clothe itself with any thing (poet.): vites laetificae pampinis pubescere, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69 (Trag. v. 193 Vahl.); so Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 24:
virgulta fetu, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 79: prataque pubescunt variorum flore colorum, Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 7.—B. To grow up, ripen (class.):
omnia, quae terra gignit, maturata pubescunt, Cic. N. D. 1, 2, 4; cf. id. ib. 2, 19, 50; Col. 4, 28, 1.—C. Trop., to grow, improve, ripen, flourish, be renewed; of wine, Macr. S. 7, 7.—Of the phœnix renewing its youth, Claud. Phoen. 51.—Of the full beams of the rising sun, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 49.—
Of war: subcrescentis rabiem belli, antequam pubescat validus, opprimere, Amm. 21, 13, 14.—Of the spring: pubescente vere, Amm. 27, 5, 2; 30, 5, 1.—Of belief: pubescente jam fide gestorum, Amm. 31, 4, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pūbēscō buī, ere, inch.
pubes, to attain puberty, come to maturity : cum primum pubesceret: flos iuvenum pubescentium ad militiam, L.: aequali tecum aevo, V.— To grow up, ripen : omnia, quae terra gignit, maturata pubescunt.— To be covered, be clothed : Vites laetificae pampinis pubescere, clothe themselves , Enn. ap. C.: Prata pubescunt flore colorum, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin pūbēscō From pūbēs + -ēscō.
Descendants
- Portuguesepubescer
In English words that came into English from pūbēscō
- pubescencepūbēscentia