Latin edit

Etymology edit

From aboleō +‎ -scō.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

abolēscō (present infinitive abolēscere, perfect active abolēvī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to gradually perish, decay, die
  2. to disappear, vanish

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of abolēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present abolēscō abolēscis abolēscit abolēscimus abolēscitis abolēscunt
imperfect abolēscēbam abolēscēbās abolēscēbat abolēscēbāmus abolēscēbātis abolēscēbant
future abolēscam abolēscēs abolēscet abolēscēmus abolēscētis abolēscent
perfect abolēvī abolēvistī abolēvit abolēvimus abolēvistis abolēvērunt,
abolēvēre
pluperfect abolēveram abolēverās abolēverat abolēverāmus abolēverātis abolēverant
future perfect abolēverō abolēveris abolēverit abolēverimus abolēveritis abolēverint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present abolēscam abolēscās abolēscat abolēscāmus abolēscātis abolēscant
imperfect abolēscerem abolēscerēs abolēsceret abolēscerēmus abolēscerētis abolēscerent
perfect abolēverim abolēverīs abolēverit abolēverīmus abolēverītis abolēverint
pluperfect abolēvissem abolēvissēs abolēvisset abolēvissēmus abolēvissētis abolēvissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present abolēsce abolēscite
future abolēscitō abolēscitō abolēscitōte abolēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives abolēscere abolēvisse
participles abolēscēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
abolēscendī abolēscendō abolēscendum abolēscendō

References edit

  • abolesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • abolesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • abolesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.