verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
turgēscō
turgēscō (present infinitive turgēscere)
Meaning
- to swell up, begin to swell
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | turgēscō | turgēscēbam | turgēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | turgēscis | turgēscēbās | turgēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | turgēscit | turgēscēbat | turgēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | turgēscimus | turgēscēbāmus | turgēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | turgēscitis | turgēscēbātis | turgēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | turgēscunt | turgēscēbant | turgēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | turgēscam | turgēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | turgēscās | turgēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | turgēscat | turgēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | turgēscāmus | turgēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | turgēscātis | turgēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | turgēscant | turgēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | turgēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | turgēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | turgēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | turgēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | turgēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | turgēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | turgēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | turgēscisse | — |
| present participle | turgēscēns | — |
gerundturgēscendī, turgēscendō, turgēscendum
turgesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [turgeo], to begin to swell, to swell up, swell.
I. Lit.:
ne aqua in eorum corpore turgescat, Varr. R. R. 8, 9, 13: hoc (umore) aetas illa (puerilis) turgescit, Quint. 11, 3, 28: prima Ceres docuit turgescere semen in agris, Ov. Am. 3, 10, 11: brassica valido caule, Col. poët. 10, 325: virgulta, Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 200: hic satur irriguo mavult turgescere somno, i. e. to grow fat or stout, Pers. 5, 56: bullatis nugis Pagina turgescit, i. e. is full, id. 5, 18.— II. Trop.
A. To swell with passion:
sapientis animus numquam turgescit, numquam tumet, Cic. Tusc. 3, 9, 19: cor turgescit tristibus iris, id. poët. id. ib. 3, 9, 18: turgescit vitrea bilis, Pers. 3, 8.—B. Of speech, to be inflated, turgid:
genus dicendi, quod immodico tumore turgescit, Quint. 12, 10, 73.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
turgēscō —, —, ere, inch.
turgeo, to begin to swell, swell up, swell : Ceres docuit turgescere semen in agris, O.—Fig., to swell with passion . sapientis animus numquam turgescit.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin turgēscō From turgeō + -scō.
In English words that came into English from turgēscō
- turgesceturgescere