verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
remollēscō
remollēscō (present infinitive remollēscere)
Meaning
- to become soft or soften again
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
iterum mollis fīōremollēscō -ere — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 20
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | remollēscō | remollēscēbam | remollēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | remollēscis | remollēscēbās | remollēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | remollēscit | remollēscēbat | remollēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | remollēscimus | remollēscēbāmus | remollēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | remollēscitis | remollēscēbātis | remollēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | remollēscunt | remollēscēbant | remollēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | remollēscam | remollēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | remollēscās | remollēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | remollēscat | remollēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | remollēscāmus | remollēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | remollēscātis | remollēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | remollēscant | remollēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | remollēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | remollēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | remollēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | remollēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | remollēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | remollēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | remollēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | remollēscisse | — |
| present participle | remollēscēns | — |
gerundremollēscendī, remollēscendō, remollēscendum
rĕ-mollesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n., to become soft again, to become or grow soft (class.).
I. Lit.:
ut Hymettia sole Cera remollescit, softens, Ov. M. 10, 285: sole remollescit quae frigore constitit unda, i. e. melts, id. ib. 9, 661.— II. Trop.: quod ea re (vino) ad laborem ferendum remollescere homines atque effeminari arbitrantur, to be enervated, * Caes. B. G. 4, 2 fin.:
si precibus numina justis Victa remollescunt, are softened, touched, Ov. M. 1, 378.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
re-mollēscō —, —, ere,
inch, to become soft again, grow soft, soften, melt: sole Cera remollescit, O.—Fig., to be enervated, lose strength: ad laborem ferendum, Cs.—To be moved, be influenced: precibus numina iustis Victa remollescunt, O.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinremollēscō
Latin mollēscō Latin remollēscō From re- + mollēscō (“soften”).