verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
virēscō1
virēscō (present infinitive virēscere, perfect active viruī)
Classical[wɪˈreːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[viˈrɛs.ko]
Meaning
- intransitiveto grow
- intransitiveto become green, become verdant
- intransitiveto shoot forth
- intransitiveto flourish, prosper, grow
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | virēscō | virēscēbam | virēscam | viruī | virueram | viruerō |
| 2nd sg. | virēscis | virēscēbās | virēscēs | viruistī | viruerās | virueris |
| 3rd sg. | virēscit | virēscēbat | virēscet | viruit | viruerat | viruerit |
| 1st pl. | virēscimus | virēscēbāmus | virēscēmus | viruimus | viruerāmus | viruerimus |
| 2nd pl. | virēscitis | virēscēbātis | virēscētis | viruistis | viruerātis | virueritis |
| 3rd pl. | virēscunt | virēscēbant | virēscent | viruērunt viruēre | viruerant | viruerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | virēscam | virēscerem | viruerim | viruissem |
| 2nd sg. | virēscās | virēscerēs | viruerīs | viruissēs |
| 3rd sg. | virēscat | virēsceret | viruerit | viruisset |
| 1st pl. | virēscāmus | virēscerēmus | viruerīmus | viruissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | virēscātis | virēscerētis | viruerītis | viruissētis |
| 3rd pl. | virēscant | virēscerent | viruerint | viruissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | virēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | virēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | virēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | virēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | virēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | virēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | virēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | viruisse virēscisse | — |
| present participle | virēscēns | — |
gerundvirēscendī, virēscendō, virēscendum
vĭresco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [1. vireo], to grow or become green or verdant.
I. Lit.:
rami arboribus, Lucr. 1, 252: gramina, Verg. G. 1, 55; Ov. M. 4, 394; Plin. 15, 24, 29, § 101; Sen. Thyest. 54; Ambros. in Luc. 7, 127.— II. Trop., to shoot forth, be developed, Claud. Cons. Prob. et Olybr. 63 (but in Lucr. 1, 674 the correct read. is vigescat; cf. id. 1, 757).—
B. To flourish, prosper, grow:
populi Romani adulescentia, quā maxime viruit, Flor. 1, 22, 1: virescit vulnere virtus, Furius ap. Gell. 18, 11, 4, and ap. Non. p. 188, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
virēscō —, ere, inch.
vireo, to grow green, become verdant: iniussa virescunt Gra<*>ina, V.: coepere virescere telae, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin virēscō From vireō (“to be green; to flourish”) + -scō.
Descendants
- Italianvirescere