verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
relanguēscō
relanguēscō (present infinitive relanguēscere, perfect active relangŭī)
Classical[rɛ.ɫaŋˈɡʷeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[re.laŋˈɡʷɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to become faint or languid
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | relanguēscō | relanguēscēbam | relanguēscam | relangŭī | relangŭeram | relangŭerō |
| 2nd sg. | relanguēscis | relanguēscēbās | relanguēscēs | relangŭistī | relangŭerās | relangŭeris |
| 3rd sg. | relanguēscit | relanguēscēbat | relanguēscet | relangŭit | relangŭerat | relangŭerit |
| 1st pl. | relanguēscimus | relanguēscēbāmus | relanguēscēmus | relangŭimus | relangŭerāmus | relangŭerimus |
| 2nd pl. | relanguēscitis | relanguēscēbātis | relanguēscētis | relangŭistis | relangŭerātis | relangŭeritis |
| 3rd pl. | relanguēscunt | relanguēscēbant | relanguēscent | relangŭērunt relangŭēre | relangŭerant | relangŭerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | relanguēscam | relanguēscerem | relangŭerim | relangŭissem |
| 2nd sg. | relanguēscās | relanguēscerēs | relangŭerīs | relangŭissēs |
| 3rd sg. | relanguēscat | relanguēsceret | relangŭerit | relangŭisset |
| 1st pl. | relanguēscāmus | relanguēscerēmus | relangŭerīmus | relangŭissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | relanguēscātis | relanguēscerētis | relangŭerītis | relangŭissētis |
| 3rd pl. | relanguēscant | relanguēscerent | relangŭerint | relangŭissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | relanguēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | relanguēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | relanguēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | relanguēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | relanguēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | relanguēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | relanguēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | relangŭisse | — |
| present participle | relanguēscēns | — |
gerundrelanguēscendī, relanguēscendō, relanguēscendum
rĕ-languesco, gŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n., to sink down fainting; to grow languid or faint (class. but rare).
2. Transf., of the wind, to sink, slacken, lull, abate, Sen. Q. N. 5, 8, 3.—
Of a star, to grow dim, Plin. 37, 9, 51, § 134.— II. Trop., to become enfeebled or relaxed, to relax: quod iis rebus relanguescere animos eorum et remitti virtutem existimarent, * Caes. B. G. 2, 15: quod autem relanguisse se dicit, that he has relaxed (in his enmity), * Cic. Att. 13, 41; cf.:
animo relanguit ardor, Ov. Am. 2, 9, 27: ut taedio impetus relanguescat regis, Liv. 35, 44 (relanguerat, v. l. for elanguerat, Tac. H. 1, 46): si prima indignatio relanguescat, id. ib. 1, 33.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
re-languēscō guī, ere,
inch, to sink down, grow languid, become faint: (soror) moribunda relanguit, O.—Fig., to become enfeebled, be relaxed, relax, weaken: quod relanguescere animos eorum existimarent, Cs.: quod autem relanguisse se dicit, that his passion has subsided: ut taedio impetus relanguescat regis, L.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinrelanguēscō
Latin languēscō Latin relanguēscō From re- + languēscō (“to become faint”).