adolesco

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /a.doˈleːs.koː/, [a.dɔˈɫeːs.koː]

Etymology 1

From ad- +‎ olēscō.

Verb

adolēscō (present infinitive adolēscere, perfect active adolēvī or adoluī, supine adultum); third conjugation

  1. I grow up
  2. I mature
  3. I increase or augment
Inflection
  • The only attested passive forms are those from adultus, which is used in an active sense.
   Conjugation of adolesco (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adolēscō adolēscis adolēscit adolēscimus adolēscitis adolēscunt
imperfect adolēscēbam adolēscēbās adolēscēbat adolēscēbāmus adolēscēbātis adolēscēbant
future adolēscam adolēscēs adolēscet adolēscēmus adolēscētis adolēscent
perfect adolēvī adolēvistī, adolēsti1 adolēvit adolēvimus adolēvistis, adolēstis1 adolēvērunt, adolēvēre
pluperfect adolēveram adolēverās adolēverat adolēverāmus adolēverātis adolēverant
future perfect adolēverō adolēveris adolēverit adolēverimus adolēveritis adolēverint
passive present adolēscor adolēsceris, adolēscere adolēscitur adolēscimur adolēsciminī adolēscuntur
imperfect adolēscēbar adolēscēbāris, adolēscēbāre adolēscēbātur adolēscēbāmur adolēscēbāminī adolēscēbantur
future adolēscar adolēscēris, adolēscēre adolēscētur adolēscēmur adolēscēminī adolēscentur
perfect adultus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect adultus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect adultus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adolēscam adolēscās adolēscat adolēscāmus adolēscātis adolēscant
imperfect adolēscerem adolēscerēs adolēsceret adolēscerēmus adolēscerētis adolēscerent
perfect adolēverim adolēverīs adolēverit adolēverīmus adolēverītis adolēverint
pluperfect adolēvissem, adolēssem1 adolēvissēs, adolēsses1 adolēvisset, adolēsset1 adolēvissēmus, adolēssemus1 adolēvissētis, adolēssetis1 adolēvissent, adolēssent1
passive present adolēscar adolēscāris, adolēscāre adolēscātur adolēscāmur adolēscāminī adolēscantur
imperfect adolēscerer adolēscerēris, adolēscerēre adolēscerētur adolēscerēmur adolēscerēminī adolēscerentur
perfect adultus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect adultus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — adolēsce — — adolēscite —
future — adolēscitō adolēscitō — adolēscitōte adolēscuntō
passive present — adolēscere — — adolēsciminī —
future — adolēscitor adolēscitor — — adolēscuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives adolēscere adolēvisse, adolēsse1 adultūrus esse adolēscī adultus esse adultum īrī
participles adolēscēns — adultūrus — adultus adolēscendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
adolēscere adolēscendī adolēscendō adolēscendum adultum adultū

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

   Conjugation of adolesco (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adolēscō adolēscis adolēscit adolēscimus adolēscitis adolēscunt
imperfect adolēscēbam adolēscēbās adolēscēbat adolēscēbāmus adolēscēbātis adolēscēbant
future adolēscam adolēscēs adolēscet adolēscēmus adolēscētis adolēscent
perfect adoluī adoluistī adoluit adoluimus adoluistis adoluērunt, adoluēre
pluperfect adolueram adoluerās adoluerat adoluerāmus adoluerātis adoluerant
future perfect adoluerō adolueris adoluerit adoluerimus adolueritis adoluerint
passive present adolēscor adolēsceris, adolēscere adolēscitur adolēscimur adolēsciminī adolēscuntur
imperfect adolēscēbar adolēscēbāris, adolēscēbāre adolēscēbātur adolēscēbāmur adolēscēbāminī adolēscēbantur
future adolēscar adolēscēris, adolēscēre adolēscētur adolēscēmur adolēscēminī adolēscentur
perfect adultus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect adultus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect adultus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adolēscam adolēscās adolēscat adolēscāmus adolēscātis adolēscant
imperfect adolēscerem adolēscerēs adolēsceret adolēscerēmus adolēscerētis adolēscerent
perfect adoluerim adoluerīs adoluerit adoluerīmus adoluerītis adoluerint
pluperfect adoluissem adoluissēs adoluisset adoluissēmus adoluissētis adoluissent
passive present adolēscar adolēscāris, adolēscāre adolēscātur adolēscāmur adolēscāminī adolēscantur
imperfect adolēscerer adolēscerēris, adolēscerēre adolēscerētur adolēscerēmur adolēscerēminī adolēscerentur
perfect adultus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect adultus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — adolēsce — — adolēscite —
future — adolēscitō adolēscitō — adolēscitōte adolēscuntō
passive present — adolēscere — — adolēsciminī —
future — adolēscitor adolēscitor — — adolēscuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives adolēscere adoluisse adultūrus esse adolēscī adultus esse adultum īrī
participles adolēscēns — adultūrus — adultus adolēscendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
adolēscere adolēscendī adolēscendō adolēscendum adultum adultū

Etymology 2

From adoleō (“burn”) +‎ -scō.

Verb

adolēscō (present infinitive adolēscere); third conjugation, no perfect or supine forms

  1. I am kindled or burn (of a sacrifice)
Inflection
  • This verb is defective, with only those forms based on the first principal part.
   Conjugation of adolesco (third conjugation, defective, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adolēscō adolēscis adolēscit adolēscimus adolēscitis adolēscunt
imperfect adolēscēbam adolēscēbās adolēscēbat adolēscēbāmus adolēscēbātis adolēscēbant
future adolēscam adolēscēs adolēscet adolēscēmus adolēscētis adolēscent
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adolēscam adolēscās adolēscat adolēscāmus adolēscātis adolēscant
imperfect adolēscerem adolēscerēs adolēsceret adolēscerēmus adolēscerētis adolēscerent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — adolēsce — — adolēscite —
future — adolēscitō adolēscitō — adolēscitōte adolēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives adolēscere — — — — —
participles adolēscēns — — — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
adolēscere adolēscendī adolēscendō adolēscendum — —

Descendants

References

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