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

purpurāscō

purpurāscō (present infinitive purpurāscere)

Meaning

  1. rareto become purple; to be adorned

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.purpurāscōpurpurāscēbampurpurāscam———
2nd sg.purpurāscispurpurāscēbāspurpurāscēs———
3rd sg.purpurāscitpurpurāscēbatpurpurāscet———
1st pl.purpurāscimuspurpurāscēbāmuspurpurāscēmus———
2nd pl.purpurāscitispurpurāscēbātispurpurāscētis———
3rd pl.purpurāscuntpurpurāscēbantpurpurāscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.purpurāscampurpurāscerem——
2nd sg.purpurāscāspurpurāscerēs——
3rd sg.purpurāscatpurpurāsceret——
1st pl.purpurāscāmuspurpurāscerēmus——
2nd pl.purpurāscātispurpurāscerētis——
3rd pl.purpurāscantpurpurāscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.purpurāsce—
pres. 2nd pl.purpurāscite—
fut. 2nd sg.purpurāscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.purpurāscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.purpurāscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.purpurāscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepurpurāscere—
perfect infinitivepurpurascisse—
present participlepurpurāscēns—
gerundpurpurāscendī, purpurāscendō, purpurāscendum

purpŭrasco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [purpuro], to grow purple, become of a purple color: unda cum est pulsa remis, purpurascit, Cic. ap. Non. 162, 31 (Ac. Fragm. 2, 7 B. and K.).

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin purpurāscō From purpura (“purple”) + -scō (inchoative suffix).

Quick answers

What does purpurāscō mean in Latin?
purpurāscō, a verb, means “to become purple; to be adorned”.
What are the principal parts of purpurāscō?
purpurāscō, purpurāscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).