verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
serēscō1
serēscō (present infinitive serēscere)
Classical[sɛˈreːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[seˈrɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to become dry, dry off
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | serēscō | serēscēbam | serēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | serēscis | serēscēbās | serēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | serēscit | serēscēbat | serēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | serēscimus | serēscēbāmus | serēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | serēscitis | serēscēbātis | serēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | serēscunt | serēscēbant | serēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | serēscam | serēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | serēscās | serēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | serēscat | serēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | serēscāmus | serēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | serēscātis | serēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | serēscant | serēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | serēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | serēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | serēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | serēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | serēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | serēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | serēscere | — |
| present participle | serēscēns | — |
gerundserēscendī, serēscendō, serēscendum
sĕresco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [serenus], to grow dry:
vestes serescunt (opp. uvescunt), Lucr. 1, 306.Origins
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ksēros (“dry”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós), Old High German serawēn, Old Armenian չոր (čʻor), Middle Armenian չիր (čʻir) and perhaps even Sanskrit क्षार (kṣārá, “sharp, acrid, pungent”). Possibly the inchoative of an unattested verb *serō, which also produced the adjective serēnus.