verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
sordēscō
sordēscō (present infinitive sordēscere, perfect active sorduī)
Classical[sɔrˈdeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[sorˈdɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to become dirty
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sordēscō | sordēscēbam | sordēscam | sorduī | sordueram | sorduerō |
| 2nd sg. | sordēscis | sordēscēbās | sordēscēs | sorduistī | sorduerās | sordueris |
| 3rd sg. | sordēscit | sordēscēbat | sordēscet | sorduit | sorduerat | sorduerit |
| 1st pl. | sordēscimus | sordēscēbāmus | sordēscēmus | sorduimus | sorduerāmus | sorduerimus |
| 2nd pl. | sordēscitis | sordēscēbātis | sordēscētis | sorduistis | sorduerātis | sordueritis |
| 3rd pl. | sordēscunt | sordēscēbant | sordēscent | sorduērunt sorduēre | sorduerant | sorduerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sordēscam | sordēscerem | sorduerim | sorduissem |
| 2nd sg. | sordēscās | sordēscerēs | sorduerīs | sorduissēs |
| 3rd sg. | sordēscat | sordēsceret | sorduerit | sorduisset |
| 1st pl. | sordēscāmus | sordēscerēmus | sorduerīmus | sorduissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | sordēscātis | sordēscerētis | sorduerītis | sorduissētis |
| 3rd pl. | sordēscant | sordēscerent | sorduerint | sorduissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | sordēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | sordēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | sordēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | sordēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | sordēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | sordēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | sordēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | sorduisse sordescisse | — |
| present participle | sordēscēns | — |
gerundsordēscendī, sordēscendō, sordēscendum
sordesco, dŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n. [sordeo], to become dirty, grow filthy (not ante-Aug., and very rare): contrectatus ubi manibus sordescere vulgi Coeperis (liber), * Hor. Ep 1, 20, 11:
mel, Plin. 11, 12, 12, § 31: manus, id. 33, 3, 19, § 60: ager, i. e. to become wild, lie untilled, Gell. 4, 12, 1.—II. Trop., to be mean, vile, Amm. 15, 13, 2.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sordēscō —, ere, inch.
sordeo, to become dirty, be soiled , H.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin sordeō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin sordēscō From sordeō (“to be dirty”) + -scō.