Latin edit

Etymology edit

From siccus +‎ -ēscō.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

siccēscō (present infinitive siccēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to dry up; to become dry

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of siccēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present siccēscō siccēscis siccēscit siccēscimus siccēscitis siccēscunt
imperfect siccēscēbam siccēscēbās siccēscēbat siccēscēbāmus siccēscēbātis siccēscēbant
future siccēscam siccēscēs siccēscet siccēscēmus siccēscētis siccēscent
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present siccēscam siccēscās siccēscat siccēscāmus siccēscātis siccēscant
imperfect siccēscerem siccēscerēs siccēsceret siccēscerēmus siccēscerētis siccēscerent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present siccēsce siccēscite
future siccēscitō siccēscitō siccēscitōte siccēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives siccēscere
participles siccēscēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
siccēscendī siccēscendō siccēscendum siccēscendō

Related terms edit

References edit

  • siccesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • siccesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.