verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
refrīgēscō
refrīgēscō (present infinitive refrīgēscere, perfect active refrīxī)
Classical[rɛ.friːˈɡeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[re.friˈd͡ʒɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to cool, or grow cold
- to abate or flag
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
frīgidus fīō, tepēscōrefrīgēscō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 22
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | refrīgēscō | refrīgēscēbam | refrīgēscam | refrīxī | refrīxeram | refrīxerō |
| 2nd sg. | refrīgēscis | refrīgēscēbās | refrīgēscēs | refrīxistī | refrīxerās | refrīxeris |
| 3rd sg. | refrīgēscit | refrīgēscēbat | refrīgēscet | refrīxit | refrīxerat | refrīxerit |
| 1st pl. | refrīgēscimus | refrīgēscēbāmus | refrīgēscēmus | refrīximus | refrīxerāmus | refrīxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | refrīgēscitis | refrīgēscēbātis | refrīgēscētis | refrīxistis | refrīxerātis | refrīxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | refrīgēscunt | refrīgēscēbant | refrīgēscent | refrīxērunt refrīxēre | refrīxerant | refrīxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | refrīgēscam | refrīgēscerem | refrīxerim | refrīxissem |
| 2nd sg. | refrīgēscās | refrīgēscerēs | refrīxerīs | refrīxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | refrīgēscat | refrīgēsceret | refrīxerit | refrīxisset |
| 1st pl. | refrīgēscāmus | refrīgēscerēmus | refrīxerīmus | refrīxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | refrīgēscātis | refrīgēscerētis | refrīxerītis | refrīxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | refrīgēscant | refrīgēscerent | refrīxerint | refrīxissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | refrīgēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | refrīgēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | refrīgēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | refrīgēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | refrīgēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | refrīgēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | refrīgēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | refrīxisse | — |
| present participle | refrīgēscēns | — |
gerundrefrīgēscendī, refrīgēscendō, refrīgēscendum
rē^-frīgesco, frixi, 3,
I. v. inch. n., to grow cold or cool (class.; most freq. in the trop. sense, and in Cic.).
I. Lit.:
ubi id vinum refrixerit, in dolium refundito, Cato, R. R. 105: cor vulnere laesum refrixit, Ov. M. 12, 422: ager, Col. 2, 15, 2: plaga per auras, Lucr. 4, 703: sanguis vel calescit vel refrigescit, Cels. 4, 3. — II. Trop., to grow cold or remiss; to abate, grow stale, lose interest; to fail, flag in strength or zeal:
illud crimen de nummis caluit re recenti, nunc in causā refrixit, Cic. Planc. 23, 55: calor ille cogitationis, qui scribendi morā refrixit, recepit ex integro vires, Quint. 10, 3, 6: belli apparatus refrigescent, Cic. Phil. 5, 11, 30: res, Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 25 Ruhnk.; cf.: res interpellata bello, Cic. Att. 1, 19, 4: hasta Caesaris, to go on coldly, to flag, id. Fam. 9, 10, 3 Manut.; 15, 17, 2: oratio, Quint. 4, 3, 2; cf.: imagines mora stili, id. 10, 7, 14: sortes plane, i. e. have gone quite out of use, Cic. Div. 2, 41, 87: quod de Pompeio Caninius agit, sane quam refrixit, id. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 5: cum Romae a judiciis forum refrixerit, has a cessation from judicial business, id. Att. 1, 1, 2: Domitius cum Messalā certus esse videbatur; Scaurus refrixerat, had given up, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 2, 3; cf. Memmius, id. Att. 4, 18, 3: charitas multorum, Vulg. Matt. 24, 12.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
re-frīgēscō frīxī, —, ere,
inch, to grow cold, be chilled: cor volnere laesum refrixit, O.—Fig., to grow cold, become remiss, lose force, abate, fail, flag: illud crimen in causā refrixit: belli apparatūs refrigescent: vereor, ne hasta Caesaris refrixerit, i. e. that Caesar's auctions have suffered a check: sortes plane refrixerunt, i. e. have fallen into disuse: cum Romae a iudiciis forum refrixerit, judicial business is dull: Scaurus refrixerat, i. e. was no longer thought of (as a candidate).
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinrefrīgēscō
Latin frīgēscō Latin refrīgēscō From re- + frīgēscō (“grow cold”).
Descendants
- Portuguesearrefecer
- Galicianarrefecer