gravesco

Latin

Etymology

gravis (“heavy”) +‎ -ēscō

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡraˈu̯eːs.koː/, [ɡräˈu̯eːs̠koː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡraˈves.ko/, [ɡräˈvɛsko]

Verb

gravēscō (present infinitive gravēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

1. (intransitive) to become burdened, heavy
2. (intransitive) to become pregnant
3. (intransitive) to get worse

Conjugation

Conjugation of gravēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	gravēscō	gravēscis	gravēscit	gravēscimus	gravēscitis	gravēscunt
	imperfect	gravēscēbam	gravēscēbās	gravēscēbat	gravēscēbāmus	gravēscēbātis	gravēscēbant
	future	gravēscam	gravēscēs	gravēscet	gravēscēmus	gravēscētis	gravēscent
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	gravēscam	gravēscās	gravēscat	gravēscāmus	gravēscātis	gravēscant
	imperfect	gravēscerem	gravēscerēs	gravēsceret	gravēscerēmus	gravēscerētis	gravēscerent
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	gravēsce	—	—	gravēscite	—
	future	—	gravēscitō	gravēscitō	—	gravēscitōte	gravēscuntō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		gravēscere	—	—	—	—	—
participles		gravēscēns	—	—	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		gravēscendī	gravēscendō	gravēscendum	gravēscendō	—	—

References

• “gravesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “gravesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers