verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
putrēscō
putrēscō (present infinitive putrēscere, perfect active putruī)
Classical[pʊˈtreːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[puˈtrɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to putrefy, rot
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | putrēscō | putrēscēbam | putrēscam | putruī | putrueram | putruerō |
| 2nd sg. | putrēscis | putrēscēbās | putrēscēs | putruistī | putruerās | putrueris |
| 3rd sg. | putrēscit | putrēscēbat | putrēscet | putruit | putruerat | putruerit |
| 1st pl. | putrēscimus | putrēscēbāmus | putrēscēmus | putruimus | putruerāmus | putruerimus |
| 2nd pl. | putrēscitis | putrēscēbātis | putrēscētis | putruistis | putruerātis | putrueritis |
| 3rd pl. | putrēscunt | putrēscēbant | putrēscent | putruērunt putruēre | putruerant | putruerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | putrēscam | putrēscerem | putruerim | putruissem |
| 2nd sg. | putrēscās | putrēscerēs | putruerīs | putruissēs |
| 3rd sg. | putrēscat | putrēsceret | putruerit | putruisset |
| 1st pl. | putrēscāmus | putrēscerēmus | putruerīmus | putruissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | putrēscātis | putrēscerētis | putruerītis | putruissētis |
| 3rd pl. | putrēscant | putrēscerent | putruerint | putruissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | putrēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | putrēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | putrēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | putrēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | putrēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | putrēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | putrēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | putruisse pūtrēscisse | — |
| present participle | putrēscēns | — |
| future participle | — | pūtrēscenda pūtrēscendā, pūtrēscendae, pūtrēscendam, pūtrēscendārum, pūtrēscendās, pūtrēscende, pūtrēscendīs, pūtrēscendōrum, pūtrēscendōs, pūtrēscendus |
gerundputrēscendī, putrēscendō, putrēscendum
pū^tresco (not in Cic.; for in Tusc. 1, 3, putescat is the correct read.), ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [putreo].
I. To grow rotten or putrid, to rot, putrefy, moulder, decay:
ne ungulae putrescant, Varr. R. R. 2, 5: vestis putrescit, Hor. S. 2, 3, 119: dentes, Plin. 31, 9, 45, § 101: malus, Pall. 3, 25, 15: medullae, Prud. στεφ. 4, 131: cicatrices, Vulg. Psa. 37, 5.—II. To become loose or friable, Col. 2, 11, 3; 3, 11, 7; 11, 2, 61; 11, 3, 56.—
III. Trop., to fall into contempt, become disgusting:
et nomen impiorum putrescet, Vulg. Prov. 10, 7; id. Jer. 13, 9.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
putrēscō —, —, ere, inch.
putreo, from puter, to rot, moulder, decay : vestis putrescit, H.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *puH-der. Latin puter Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin putreō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin putrēscō From putreō (“to be rotten or putrid”) + -scō, from Latin puter (“rotten, crumbling”).
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueseapodrecer
- Spanishpodrecer
- Aragoneseputreixer
- Aragonesepotreixer
- Aragonesepodreixer
- Asturianapodrecer
- Galicianapodrecer
Italo-Romance
- Italianputrire
Gallo-Romance
- Frenchpourrir
In English words that came into English from putrēscō
- putrescibleputrescere
- putrescenceputrēscentia
- antiputrescentantiputrēscēns