nitesco

Latin

Etymology

niteō (“to shine”) +‎ -scō

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /niˈteːs.koː/, [nɪˈt̪eːs̠koː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /niˈtes.ko/, [niˈt̪ɛsko]

Verb

nitēscō (present infinitive nitēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

1. (intransitive) to (begin to) shine, glitter
2. (intransitive) to thrive, flourish, be in fine condition
3. (intransitive, figurative) to become illustrious or celebrated

Conjugation

Conjugation of nitēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	nitēscō	nitēscis	nitēscit	nitēscimus	nitēscitis	nitēscunt
	imperfect	nitēscēbam	nitēscēbās	nitēscēbat	nitēscēbāmus	nitēscēbātis	nitēscēbant
	future	nitēscam	nitēscēs	nitēscet	nitēscēmus	nitēscētis	nitēscent
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	nitēscam	nitēscās	nitēscat	nitēscāmus	nitēscātis	nitēscant
	imperfect	nitēscerem	nitēscerēs	nitēsceret	nitēscerēmus	nitēscerētis	nitēscerent
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	nitēsce	—	—	nitēscite	—
	future	—	nitēscitō	nitēscitō	—	nitēscitōte	nitēscuntō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		nitēscere	—	—	—	—	—
participles		nitēscēns	—	—	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		nitēscendī	nitēscendō	nitēscendum	nitēscendō	—	—

References

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