Latin edit

Etymology edit

From fracēs (dregs of oil) +‎ -ēscō.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

fracēscō (present infinitive fracēscere, perfect active fracuī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to become soft, to become mellow
  2. to rot, spoil

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of fracēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present fracēscō fracēscis fracēscit fracēscimus fracēscitis fracēscunt
imperfect fracēscēbam fracēscēbās fracēscēbat fracēscēbāmus fracēscēbātis fracēscēbant
future fracēscam fracēscēs fracēscet fracēscēmus fracēscētis fracēscent
perfect fracuī fracuistī fracuit fracuimus fracuistis fracuērunt,
fracuēre
pluperfect fracueram fracuerās fracuerat fracuerāmus fracuerātis fracuerant
future perfect fracuerō fracueris fracuerit fracuerimus fracueritis fracuerint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present fracēscam fracēscās fracēscat fracēscāmus fracēscātis fracēscant
imperfect fracēscerem fracēscerēs fracēsceret fracēscerēmus fracēscerētis fracēscerent
perfect fracuerim fracuerīs fracuerit fracuerīmus fracuerītis fracuerint
pluperfect fracuissem fracuissēs fracuisset fracuissēmus fracuissētis fracuissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present fracēsce fracēscite
future fracēscitō fracēscitō fracēscitōte fracēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives fracēscere fracuisse
participles fracēscēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
fracēscendī fracēscendō fracēscendum fracēscendō

References edit

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