alesco

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Latin

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Etymology

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From a lost stative *aleō (be growing up) +‎ -scō (inceptive suffix). See alō (I nourish).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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alēscō (present infinitive alēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to rear, grow, grow up
  2. to increase

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of alēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present alēscō alēscis alēscit alēscimus alēscitis alēscunt
imperfect alēscēbam alēscēbās alēscēbat alēscēbāmus alēscēbātis alēscēbant
future alēscam alēscēs alēscet alēscēmus alēscētis alēscent
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present alēscam alēscās alēscat alēscāmus alēscātis alēscant
imperfect alēscerem alēscerēs alēsceret alēscerēmus alēscerētis alēscerent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present alēsce alēscite
future alēscitō alēscitō alēscitōte alēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives alēscere
participles alēscēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
alēscendī alēscendō alēscendum alēscendō

Derived terms

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References

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