verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
splendēscō
splendēscō (present infinitive splendēscere, perfect active splenduī)
Classical[spɫɛnˈdeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[splenˈdɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to brighten, begin to shine
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | splendēscō | splendēscēbam | splendēscam | splenduī | splendueram | splenduerō |
| 2nd sg. | splendēscis | splendēscēbās | splendēscēs | splenduistī | splenduerās | splendueris |
| 3rd sg. | splendēscit | splendēscēbat | splendēscet | splenduit | splenduerat | splenduerit |
| 1st pl. | splendēscimus | splendēscēbāmus | splendēscēmus | splenduimus | splenduerāmus | splenduerimus |
| 2nd pl. | splendēscitis | splendēscēbātis | splendēscētis | splenduistis | splenduerātis | splendueritis |
| 3rd pl. | splendēscunt | splendēscēbant | splendēscent | splenduērunt splenduēre | splenduerant | splenduerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | splendēscam | splendēscerem | splenduerim | splenduissem |
| 2nd sg. | splendēscās | splendēscerēs | splenduerīs | splenduissēs |
| 3rd sg. | splendēscat | splendēsceret | splenduerit | splenduisset |
| 1st pl. | splendēscāmus | splendēscerēmus | splenduerīmus | splenduissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | splendēscātis | splendēscerētis | splenduerītis | splenduissētis |
| 3rd pl. | splendēscant | splendēscerent | splenduerint | splenduissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | splendēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | splendēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | splendēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | splendēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | splendēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | splendēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | splendēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | splenduisse | — |
| present participle | splendēscēns | — |
gerundsplendēscendī, splendēscendō, splendēscendum
splendesco (
I. perf. dŭi, Aug. Conf. 10, 27), 3, v. inch. n. [splendeo], to become bright or shining, to derive lustre from a thing (rare; in Cic. only in a trop. sense).
I. Lit.:
incipiat sulco attritus splendescere vomer, Verg. G. 1, 46: vidimus Aetnaeā caelum splendescere flammā, Ov. P. 2, 10, 23: corpora ... succo pinguis olivi Splendescunt, id. M. 10, 177: gladius usu splendescit, App. Flor. 3, p. 357: largo splendescat ignis ture, Sen. Herc. Oet. 691.—II. Trop.:
nihil est tam incultum, quod non splendescat oratione, Cic. Par. prooem. § 3: canorum illud in voce splendescit etiam in senectute, id. Sen. 9, 28: nec jam splendescit (opus) lima, sed atteritur, Plin. Ep. 5, 11, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
splendēscō —, —, ere, inch.
splendeo, to become bright, begin to shine, derive lustre : Incipiat sulco attritus splendescere vomer, V.: Corpora . . . succo pinguis olivi Splendescunt, O.— Fig.: oratione.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *spln̥d-eh₁-der. Latin splendeō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin splendēscō From splendeō + -scō.