verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
tumēscō
tumēscō (present infinitive tumēscere, perfect active tumuī)
Classical[tʊˈmeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[tuˈmɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to begin to swell, become distended or inflated, swell up
- figurativelyto become excited or violent, ready to burst forth
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tumēscō | tumēscēbam | tumēscam | tumuī | tumueram | tumuerō |
| 2nd sg. | tumēscis | tumēscēbās | tumēscēs | tumuistī | tumuerās | tumueris |
| 3rd sg. | tumēscit | tumēscēbat | tumēscet | tumuit | tumuerat | tumuerit |
| 1st pl. | tumēscimus | tumēscēbāmus | tumēscēmus | tumuimus | tumuerāmus | tumuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | tumēscitis | tumēscēbātis | tumēscētis | tumuistis | tumuerātis | tumueritis |
| 3rd pl. | tumēscunt | tumēscēbant | tumēscent | tumuērunt tumuēre | tumuerant | tumuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tumēscam | tumēscerem | tumuerim | tumuissem |
| 2nd sg. | tumēscās | tumēscerēs | tumuerīs | tumuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | tumēscat | tumēsceret | tumuerit | tumuisset |
| 1st pl. | tumēscāmus | tumēscerēmus | tumuerīmus | tumuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | tumēscātis | tumēscerētis | tumuerītis | tumuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | tumēscant | tumēscerent | tumuerint | tumuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | tumēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | tumēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | tumēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | tumēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | tumēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | tumēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | tumēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | tumuisse | — |
| present participle | tumēscēns | — |
gerundtumēscendī, tumēscendō, tumēscendum
tŭmesco, mŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n. [tumeo], to begin to swell, to swell up (poet. and in postAug. prose).
I. Lit.:
inflatum mare cum subito penitusque tumescit, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 7, 13: vi maria, Verg. G. 2, 479: freta ventis, Ov. M. 1, 36: inflata colla, id. ib. 6, 377: vulnera, Tac. H. 2, 77: fluvius tabe nivis, Luc. 10, 244: suco herba, Sen. Herc. Fur. 936: matura virginitas, Claud. Epith. 125.—II. Trop., to swell up, become swollen with passionate excitement, to become excited, violent, ready to burst forth:
rumpor et ora mihi pariter cum mente tumescunt (with anger), Ov. H. 8, 57: rabie, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 242.—B. To be puffed up with pride or insolence:
mens aut languescit aut contra tumescit inani persuasione, Quint. 1, 2, 18; so with pride: serviles animi alte, Claud. in Eutr. 1, 176: Ly dia Pactoli fonte, id. II. Cons. Stil. 61: (monet) operta tumescere bella, are fermenting, threatening to break out, Verg. G. 1, 465; cf.: tumescens bellum, Vell. 2, 15, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tumēscō muī, ere, inch.
tumeo, to begin to swell, swell up : Inflatum mare tumescit, C. poët.: vi maria, V.: freta ventis, O.: volnera tumescunt, Ta.—Fig., to swell up, grow excited, become enraged : ora mihi pariter cum mente tumescunt, O.: monet operta tumescere bella, that war is fermenting in secret , V.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *tum-der. Latin tumeō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin tumēscō From tumeō (“to swell”) + -scō.
Descendants
- Englishtumesce
- Portuguesetumescer
In English words that came into English from tumēscō
- tumescenttumēscēns
- tumescencetumescēns
- intumesceintumēscō
- extumescenceex
- intumescentintumēscēns