verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
spūmēscō
spūmēscō (present infinitive spūmēscere)
Classical[spuːˈmeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[spuˈmɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to grow foamy or frothy
- to begin to foam or froth
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | spūmēscō | spūmēscēbam | spūmēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | spūmēscis | spūmēscēbās | spūmēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | spūmēscit | spūmēscēbat | spūmēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | spūmēscimus | spūmēscēbāmus | spūmēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | spūmēscitis | spūmēscēbātis | spūmēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | spūmēscunt | spūmēscēbant | spūmēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | spūmēscam | spūmēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | spūmēscās | spūmēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | spūmēscat | spūmēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | spūmēscāmus | spūmēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | spūmēscātis | spūmēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | spūmēscant | spūmēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | spūmēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | spūmēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | spūmēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | spūmēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | spūmēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | spūmēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | spūmēscere | — |
| present participle | spūmēscēns | — |
gerundspūmēscendī, spūmēscendō, spūmēscendum
spūmesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [spuma], to grow foamy or frothy, to begin to foam or froth:
aequora remo, Ov. H. 2, 87.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
spūmēscō —, —, ere, inch.
spuma, to grow frothy, begin to foam , O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)poH(y)-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)póHy-mos
- Latinspūmēscō
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin spūmēscō From spūma (“foam, froth”) + -ēscō.
In English words that came into English from spūmēscō
- spumescentspumescens