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

ranceō

ranceō (present infinitive rancēre)
Classical[ˈraŋ.ke.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈran̠ʲ.t͡ʃe.o]

Meaning

  1. rareto be rotting or rancid
    unde cadavera rancenti iam viscere vermesc. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 3.719

Conjugation conjugation 2 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.ranceōrancēbamrancēbō———
2nd sg.rancēsrancēbāsrancēbis———
3rd sg.rancetrancēbatrancēbit———
1st pl.rancēmusrancēbāmusrancēbimus———
2nd pl.rancētisrancēbātisrancēbitis———
3rd pl.rancentrancēbantrancēbunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.ranceamrancērem——
2nd sg.ranceāsrancērēs——
3rd sg.ranceatrancēret——
1st pl.ranceāmusrancērēmus——
2nd pl.ranceātisrancērētis——
3rd pl.ranceantrancērent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.rancē—
pres. 2nd pl.rancēte—
fut. 2nd sg.rancētō—
fut. 3rd sg.rancētō—
fut. 2nd pl.rancētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.rancentō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiverancēre—
present participlerancēns—
gerundrancendī, rancendō, rancendum

Origins

Unknown.

In English words that came into English from ranceō

  • rancidrancidus
  • rancorrancor
  • rancescentrancescens

Quick answers

What does ranceō mean in Latin?
ranceō, a verb, means “to be rotting or rancid”.
What are the principal parts of ranceō?
ranceō, rancēre (second conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce ranceō?
In classical Latin, [ˈraŋ.ke.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈran̠ʲ.t͡ʃe.o].
Which English words come from ranceō?
English words that go back to Latin ranceō include rancid, rancor and rancescent.