verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
rigēscō
rigēscō (present infinitive rigēscere, perfect active riguī)
Classical[rɪˈɡeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[riˈd͡ʒɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to stiffen, harden
- to grow numb
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
dūrus fīōrigēscō -ere — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 5
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | rigēscō | rigēscēbam | rigēscam | riguī | rigueram | riguerō |
| 2nd sg. | rigēscis | rigēscēbās | rigēscēs | riguistī | riguerās | rigueris |
| 3rd sg. | rigēscit | rigēscēbat | rigēscet | riguit | riguerat | riguerit |
| 1st pl. | rigēscimus | rigēscēbāmus | rigēscēmus | riguimus | riguerāmus | riguerimus |
| 2nd pl. | rigēscitis | rigēscēbātis | rigēscētis | riguistis | riguerātis | rigueritis |
| 3rd pl. | rigēscunt | rigēscēbant | rigēscent | riguērunt riguēre | riguerant | riguerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | rigēscam | rigēscerem | riguerim | riguissem |
| 2nd sg. | rigēscās | rigēscerēs | riguerīs | riguissēs |
| 3rd sg. | rigēscat | rigēsceret | riguerit | riguisset |
| 1st pl. | rigēscāmus | rigēscerēmus | riguerīmus | riguissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | rigēscātis | rigēscerētis | riguerītis | riguissētis |
| 3rd pl. | rigēscant | rigēscerent | riguerint | riguissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | rigēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | rigēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | rigēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | rigēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | rigēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | rigēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | rigēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | riguisse | — |
| present participle | rigēscēns | — |
gerundrigēscendī, rigēscendō, rigēscendum
rĭgesco, gui, 3,
I. v. inch. n. [rigeo], to grow stiff or numb; to stiffen, harden (poet.).
I. Lit.
2. From other causes:
oratori eloquentissimo, dum ad dicendum componitur, summa riguerunt, Sen. Ira, 2, 3, 3: stillata sole rigescunt electra, Ov. M. 2, 364: ubera, id. ib. 9, 357: lacerti, id. ib. 4, 554: Gorgone corpora visā, id. ib. 5, 209 et saep.: si Parthi vos nihil calficiunt, nos non nihil frigore rigescimus, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 4.—II. Transf., to stand erect, stand up, to bristle up:
sensi metu riguisse capillos, Ov. F. 1, 97.—III. Trop.: numquam corrupta rigescent Saecula? i. e. will grow serious or manly, Claud. in Eutr. 2, 113.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
rigēscō guī, —, ere, inch.
rigeo, to grow stiff, be benumbed, stiffen, harden : vestes Indutae, V.: stillata sole rigescunt electra, O.: lacerti, O.: sensi metu riguisse capillos, bristled up , O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ-der. Proto-Italic *rigēō Latin rigeō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin rigēscō From rigeō (“to be stiff”) + -scō.