Latin

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Etymology

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rigeō (to be stiff) +‎ -scō

Pronunciation

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Verb

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rigēscō (present infinitive rigēscere, perfect active riguī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to stiffen, harden
  2. to grow numb

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of rigēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present rigēscō rigēscis rigēscit rigēscimus rigēscitis rigēscunt
imperfect rigēscēbam rigēscēbās rigēscēbat rigēscēbāmus rigēscēbātis rigēscēbant
future rigēscam rigēscēs rigēscet rigēscēmus rigēscētis rigēscent
perfect riguī riguistī riguit riguimus riguistis riguērunt,
riguēre
pluperfect rigueram riguerās riguerat riguerāmus riguerātis riguerant
future perfect riguerō rigueris riguerit riguerimus rigueritis riguerint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present rigēscam rigēscās rigēscat rigēscāmus rigēscātis rigēscant
imperfect rigēscerem rigēscerēs rigēsceret rigēscerēmus rigēscerētis rigēscerent
perfect riguerim riguerīs riguerit riguerīmus riguerītis riguerint
pluperfect riguissem riguissēs riguisset riguissēmus riguissētis riguissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present rigēsce rigēscite
future rigēscitō rigēscitō rigēscitōte rigēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives rigēscere riguisse
participles rigēscēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
rigēscendī rigēscendō rigēscendum rigēscendō

Derived terms

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References

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