LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

viridēscō

viridēscō (present infinitive viridēscere)
Classical[wɪ.rɪˈdɛs.kɔ]Ecclesiastical[vi.riˈdɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to become green

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.viridēscōviridēscēbamviridēscam———
2nd sg.viridēscisviridēscēbāsviridēscēs———
3rd sg.viridēscitviridēscēbatviridēscet———
1st pl.viridēscimusviridēscēbāmusviridēscēmus———
2nd pl.viridēscitisviridēscēbātisviridēscētis———
3rd pl.viridēscuntviridēscēbantviridēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.viridēscamviridēscerem——
2nd sg.viridēscāsviridēscerēs——
3rd sg.viridēscatviridēsceret——
1st pl.viridēscāmusviridēscerēmus——
2nd pl.viridēscātisviridēscerētis——
3rd pl.viridēscantviridēscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.viridēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.viridēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.viridēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.viridēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.viridēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.viridēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveviridēscere—
perfect infinitiveviridēscisse—
present participleviridēscēns—
gerundviridēscendī, viridēscendō, viridēscendum

vĭrĭdesco, ĕre, 3,
I. v. inch. n. [viridis], to grow or become green, Ambros. Hexaëm. 5, 1, 1; id. Spir. Sanc. prol. 16.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin viridēscō From viridis (“green”) + -ēscō.

Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchverdir
  • Occitanverdir
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseverdecer
  • Spanishverdecer
Italo-Romance
  • Italianverdire
Elsewhere
  • Vulgar Latininvir(i)dīre

Quick answers

What does viridēscō mean in Latin?
viridēscō, a verb, means “to become green”.
What are the principal parts of viridēscō?
viridēscō, viridēscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce viridēscō?
In classical Latin, [wɪ.rɪˈdɛs.kɔ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [vi.riˈdɛs.ko].