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

rancēscō

rancēscō (present infinitive rancēscere)
Classical[raŋˈkeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ran̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinMedieval LatinNew Latinrareto grow rancid, to begin to stink

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.rancēscōrancēscēbamrancēscam———
2nd sg.rancēscisrancēscēbāsrancēscēs———
3rd sg.rancēscitrancēscēbatrancēscet———
1st pl.rancēscimusrancēscēbāmusrancēscēmus———
2nd pl.rancēscitisrancēscēbātisrancēscētis———
3rd pl.rancēscuntrancēscēbantrancēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.rancēscamrancēscerem——
2nd sg.rancēscāsrancēscerēs——
3rd sg.rancēscatrancēsceret——
1st pl.rancēscāmusrancēscerēmus——
2nd pl.rancēscātisrancēscerētis——
3rd pl.rancēscantrancēscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.rancēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.rancēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.rancēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.rancēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.rancēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.rancēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiverancēscere—
present participlerancēscēns—
gerundrancēscendī, rancēscendō, rancēscendum

rancesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n., to become stinking, grow rancid, Arn. 1, 12.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin rancēscō From ranceō (“to be rotten”) + -scō.

In English words that came into English from rancēscō

  • rancescentrancescens

Quick answers

What does rancēscō mean in Latin?
rancēscō, a verb, means “to grow rancid, to begin to stink”.
What are the principal parts of rancēscō?
rancēscō, rancēscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce rancēscō?
In classical Latin, [raŋˈkeːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ran̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛs.ko].