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

vigēscō

vigēscō (present infinitive vigēscere, perfect active viguī)
Classical[wɪˈɡeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[viˈd͡ʒɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to become lively or vigorous
  2. to begin to bloom or flourish

Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.vigēscōvigēscēbamvigēscamviguīvigueramviguerō
2nd sg.vigēscisvigēscēbāsvigēscēsviguistīviguerāsvigueris
3rd sg.vigēscitvigēscēbatvigēscetviguitvigueratviguerit
1st pl.vigēscimusvigēscēbāmusvigēscēmusviguimusviguerāmusviguerimus
2nd pl.vigēscitisvigēscēbātisvigēscētisviguistisviguerātisvigueritis
3rd pl.vigēscuntvigēscēbantvigēscentviguērunt
viguēre
viguerantviguerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.vigēscamvigēsceremviguerimviguissem
2nd sg.vigēscāsvigēscerēsviguerīsviguissēs
3rd sg.vigēscatvigēsceretvigueritviguisset
1st pl.vigēscāmusvigēscerēmusviguerīmusviguissēmus
2nd pl.vigēscātisvigēscerētisviguerītisviguissētis
3rd pl.vigēscantvigēscerentviguerintviguissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.vigēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.vigēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.vigēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.vigēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.vigēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.vigēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivevigēscere—
perfect infinitiveviguisse—
present participlevigēscēns—
gerundvigēscendī, vigēscendō, vigēscendum

vĭgesco, gŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n. [vigeo], to become lively or vigorous; to thrive, to begin to flourish or bloom (class.): de niloque renata vigescere copia rerum, Lucr. 1, 674; 1, 757: jam laeti studio pedes vigescunt, Cat. 46, 8: vestrae tum arae, vestrae religiones viguerunt, vestra vis valuit, Cic. Mil. 31, 85: diu legiones Caesaris viguerunt, nunc vigent Pansae, vigent Hirtii, etc., id. Phil. 11, 15, 39: summis honoribus et multā eloquentiā, Tac. A. 14, 19.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin vigēscō From vigeō (“flourish, thrive”) + -scō.

Quick answers

What does vigēscō mean in Latin?
vigēscō, a verb, means “to become lively or vigorous; to begin to bloom or flourish”.
What are the principal parts of vigēscō?
vigēscō, vigēscere, viguī (third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce vigēscō?
In classical Latin, [wɪˈɡeːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [viˈd͡ʒɛs.ko].