LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

supercrēscō

supercrēscō (present infinitive supercrēscere, perfect active supercrēvī)
Classical[sʊ.pɛrˈkreːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[su.perˈkrɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to grow up, over or on
  2. to excel or outdo

Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.supercrēscōsupercrēscēbamsupercrēscamsupercrēvīsupercrēveramsupercrēverō
2nd sg.supercrēscissupercrēscēbāssupercrēscēssupercrēvistīsupercrēverāssupercrēveris
3rd sg.supercrēscitsupercrēscēbatsupercrēscetsupercrēvitsupercrēveratsupercrēverit
1st pl.supercrēscimussupercrēscēbāmussupercrēscēmussupercrēvimussupercrēverāmussupercrēverimus
2nd pl.supercrēscitissupercrēscēbātissupercrēscētissupercrēvistissupercrēverātissupercrēveritis
3rd pl.supercrēscuntsupercrēscēbantsupercrēscentsupercrēvērunt
supercrēvēre		supercrēverantsupercrēverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.supercrēscamsupercrēsceremsupercrēverimsupercrēvissem
2nd sg.supercrēscāssupercrēscerēssupercrēverīssupercrēvissēs
3rd sg.supercrēscatsupercrēsceretsupercrēveritsupercrēvisset
1st pl.supercrēscāmussupercrēscerēmussupercrēverīmussupercrēvissēmus
2nd pl.supercrēscātissupercrēscerētissupercrēverītissupercrēvissētis
3rd pl.supercrēscantsupercrēscerentsupercrēverintsupercrēvissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.supercrēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.supercrēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.supercrēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.supercrēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.supercrēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.supercrēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesupercrēscere—
perfect infinitivesupercrēvisse—
present participlesupercrēscēns—
gerundsupercrēscendī, supercrēscendō, supercrēscendum

sŭper-cresco, crēvi, 3, v. n. and a.
I.
I. Neutr.
A. Lit., To grow up, over, or upon: carcinoma, Cels. 5, 28, 2 fin.: caro, id. 5, 28, 22 init.—With dat., Serv. Verg. A. 3, 15.—
B. Trop.: fortuna quod supercresceret caritati, i. e., might join, be added to, Quint. Decl. 5 14 fin.—
II. Act., to excel, outdo: municipalem habitum, August. c. Acad. 1, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsupercrēscō

Latin super- Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti Latin crēscō Latin supercrēscō From super- + crēscō (“grow”).

Descendants
  • Frenchsurcroître
  • Italiansopraccrescere

In English words that came into English from supercrēscō

  • supercrescentsupercrescens

Quick answers

What does supercrēscō mean in Latin?
supercrēscō, a verb, means “to grow up, over or on; to excel or outdo”.
What are the principal parts of supercrēscō?
supercrēscō, supercrēscere, supercrēvī (third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce supercrēscō?
In classical Latin, [sʊ.pɛrˈkreːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [su.perˈkrɛs.ko].
Where does supercrēscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *úp → Proto-Indo-European *upér → Proto-Italic *super → Latin supercrēscō.