verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
silēscō
silēscō (present infinitive silēscere)
Classical[sɪˈɫeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[siˈlɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to become still, silent, calm, or quiet
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | silēscō | silēscēbam | silēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | silēscis | silēscēbās | silēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | silēscit | silēscēbat | silēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | silēscimus | silēscēbāmus | silēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | silēscitis | silēscēbātis | silēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | silēscunt | silēscēbant | silēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | silēscam | silēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | silēscās | silēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | silēscat | silēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | silēscāmus | silēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | silēscātis | silēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | silēscant | silēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | silēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | silēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | silēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | silēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | silēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | silēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | silēscere | — |
| present participle | silēscēns | — |
gerundsilēscendī, silēscendō, silēscendum
sĭlesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [sileo], to become still, silent, calm, or quiet (rare; not in Cic.;
syn. obmutesco): dum hae silescunt turbae, Ter. Ad. 5, 2, 10: deum domus alta silescit, Verg. A. 10, 101: caeli furor aequinoctialis Zephyri silescit auris, Cat. 46, 3: venti silescunt, Ov. Tr. 2, 151.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
silēscō —, —, ere, inch.
sileo, to become still, fall silent, grow calm : dum hae silescunt turbae, T.: domus silescit, V.: (venti) silescunt, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin silēscō From sileō + -scō.