LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

siccēscō

siccēscō (present infinitive siccēscere)
Classical[sɪkˈkeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[sitˈt͡ʃɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to dry up; to become dry

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.siccēscōsiccēscēbamsiccēscam———
2nd sg.siccēscissiccēscēbāssiccēscēs———
3rd sg.siccēscitsiccēscēbatsiccēscet———
1st pl.siccēscimussiccēscēbāmussiccēscēmus———
2nd pl.siccēscitissiccēscēbātissiccēscētis———
3rd pl.siccēscuntsiccēscēbantsiccēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.siccēscamsiccēscerem——
2nd sg.siccēscāssiccēscerēs——
3rd sg.siccēscatsiccēsceret——
1st pl.siccēscāmussiccēscerēmus——
2nd pl.siccēscātissiccēscerētis——
3rd pl.siccēscantsiccēscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.siccēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.siccēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.siccēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.siccēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.siccēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.siccēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesiccēscere—
perfect infinitivesiccēscisse—
present participlesiccēscēns—
gerundsiccēscendī, siccēscendō, siccēscendum

siccesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [siccus], to grow or become dry, to dry up (not anteAug.), Cels. 7, 7, 15; Vitr. 2, 10; Col. 12, 28; Plin. 18, 34, 77, § 339.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *siskus? Latin siccus Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin siccēscō From siccus + -ēscō.

Quick answers

What does siccēscō mean in Latin?
siccēscō, a verb, means “to dry up; to become dry”.
What are the principal parts of siccēscō?
siccēscō, siccēscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce siccēscō?
In classical Latin, [sɪkˈkeːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sitˈt͡ʃɛs.ko].