Latin edit

Etymology edit

From amārus (bitter) +‎ -ēscō.

Verb edit

amārēscō (present infinitive amārēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to become bitter

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of amārēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present amārēscō amārēscis amārēscit amārēscimus amārēscitis amārēscunt
imperfect amārēscēbam amārēscēbās amārēscēbat amārēscēbāmus amārēscēbātis amārēscēbant
future amārēscam amārēscēs amārēscet amārēscēmus amārēscētis amārēscent
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present amārēscam amārēscās amārēscat amārēscāmus amārēscātis amārēscant
imperfect amārēscerem amārēscerēs amārēsceret amārēscerēmus amārēscerētis amārēscerent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present amārēsce amārēscite
future amārēscitō amārēscitō amārēscitōte amārēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives amārēscere
participles amārēscēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
amārēscendī amārēscendō amārēscendum amārēscendō

Descendants edit

  • Aromanian: amãrãscu
  • French: amarescent
  • Portuguese: amarescer
  • Romanian: amărî

References edit

  • amaresco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • amaresco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • amaresco in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016