verbthird conjugation, deponent, no perfect or supine stems
vēscor
vēscor (present infinitive vēscī)
Classical[ˈweːs.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɛs.kor]
Meaning
- deponentwith ablativewith accusativeto eat, feed upon
ne extis [...] vescerentur
Should not eat of the entrails27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita I.7Īnstituērunt diem fēstum: nōn quō solō cum servīs dominī vescerentur, sed quō utique.
They established a holiday: not the only [one] on which masters could eat [together] with [their] slaves, but [one] on which [they] certainly would. (See Saturnalia.)c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca Minor, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium 47.14 - deponentwith ablativewith accusativeto make use of, enjoy, use
- deponentintransitiveto eat
Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vēscor | vēscēbar | vēscar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | vēsceris vēscere | vēscēbāris vēscēbāre | vēscēris vēscēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | vēscitur | vēscēbātur | vēscētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | vēscimur | vēscēbāmur | vēscēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | vēsciminī | vēscēbāminī | vēscēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | vēscuntur | vēscēbantur | vēscentur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vēscar | vēscerer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | vēscāris vēscāre | vēscerēris vēscerēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | vēscātur | vēscerētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | vēscāmur | vēscerēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | vēscāminī | vēscerēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | vēscantur | vēscerentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | vēscere | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | vēsciminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | vēscitor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | vēscitor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | vēscuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | vēscī | — |
| present participle | vēscēns | — |
| future participle | vescūra vescūrā, vescūrae, vescūram, vescūrārum, vescūrās, vescūre, vescūrī, vescūrīs, vescūrō, vescūrōrum, vescūrōs, vescūrum, vescūrus | vēscendus vēscundus, vēscenda, vēscendā, vēscendae, vēscendam, vēscendārum, vēscendās, vēscende, vēscendīs, vēscendōrum, vēscendōs |
gerundvēscendī, vēscendō, vēscendum
vescor, vesci,
I. v. dep. n. and a. [ve- and root ed- of edo; cf. esca], to fill one's self with food, to take food, feed, eat.
I. Lit. (class.; syn. pascor), constr. usu. with abl., rarely with acc. or absol.
(a). With abl.:
di nec escis aut potionibus vescuntur, Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 59: lacte, caseo, carne, id. Tusc. 5, 32, 90; Sall. J. 89, 7: nasturtio, Cic. Fin. 2, 28, 92: piris, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 14: terrae munere, id. C. 2, 14, 10.—(b). With acc.: eandem vescatur dapem, Att. ap. Non. 415, 17:
insolita, Sall. H. 3, 27 Dietsch: caprinum jecur, Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 203: lauros, Tib. 2, 5, 64: singulas (columbas), Phaedr. 1, 31, 11: infirmissimos sorte ductos, Tac. Agr. 28.—Pass.: dare caepas vescendas, Plin. 20, 5, 20, § 41. —(g). Absol.:
pecus (sus) ad vescendum hominibus apta, Cic. N. D. 2, 64, 160: vescendi causā terrā marique omnia exquirere, on account of food, to gratify the palate, Sall. C. 13, 3: vescendi gratiā, Dig. 28, 8, 7: vescebatur et ante cenam, Suet. Aug. 76: vescere, sodes, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 15: delphinus ex hominum manu vescens, Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 26: vesci in eā (mensā), to take his meals, Curt. 5, 2, 14: vesci in villā, Tac. A. 4, 59: in Capitolio, Censor. 12, 2.—II. Transf., to enjoy, make use of, use, have, = frui, uti (mostly poet.): fugimus, qui arce hac vescimur, Pac. ap. Non. p. 416, 1:
armis, id. ib. p. 416, 2: vitalibus auris, Lucr. 5, 857; cf.: aurā Aetheriā, Verg. A. 1, 546: variante loquelā, Lucr. 5, 71: praemiis patris, Att. ap. Non. p 416, 7: paratissimis voluptatibus, Cic. Fin. 5, 20, 57.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
vēscor —, ī, dep.,
to use as food, take for food, take food, feed upon, eat: pecus ad vescendum hominibus apta: vescendi causā omnia exquirere, i. e. for varieties of food, S.: vescere, sodes, H.: in eā (mensā), to take his meals, Cu.: escis aut potionibus: nasturtio: singulas (columbas), Ph.: infirmissimos sorte ductos, Ta.—To enjoy, make use of, use, have: aurā Aetheriā, V.: paratissimis voluptatibus.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *wēskōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“graze”), cognate with Gothic wisan (“to enjoy oneself, devour”).
Descendants
- Albanianushqej