albesco

Latin

Etymology

From albeō (“I am white”) +‎ -ēscō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /alˈbeːs.koː/

Verb

albēscō (defective conjugation)

1. I become white, pale.
2. I gleam.
3. (figuratively) I dawn.

Inflection

• This verb is defective, with only those forms based on the first principal part.

    Third Conjugation - Defective

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	albēscō	albēscis	albēscit	albēscimus	albēscitis	albēscunt
	future	albēscam	albēscēs	albēscet	albēscēmus	albēscētis	albēscent
	imperfect	albēscēbam	albēscēbās	albēscēbat	albēscēbāmus	albēscēbātis	albēscēbant
passive	present	albēscor	albēsceris	albēscitur	albēscimur	albēsciminī	albēscuntur
	future	albēscar	albēscēris	albēscētur	albēscēmur	albēscēminī	albēscentur
	imperfect	albēscēbar	albēscēbāris	albēscēbātur	albēscēbāmur	albēscēbāminī	albēscēbantur
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	albēscam	albēscās	albēscat	albēscāmus	albēscātis	albēscant
	imperfect	albēscerem	albēscerēs	albēsceret	albēscerēmus	albēscerētis	albēscerent
passive	present	albēscar	albēscāris	albēscātur	albēscāmur	albēscāminī	albēscantur
	imperfect	albēscerer	albēscerēris	albēscerētur	albēscerēmur	albēscerēminī	albēscerentur
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	albēsce	albēscitō	albēscitō	albēscere	albēscitor	albēscitor
	plural	albēscite	albēscitōte	albēscuntō	albēsciminī	—	albēscuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
participles		albēscēns (albēscentis)	—	—	—	—	albēscendus -nda, -ndum

Synonyms

• (become white): cānēscō

Related terms

albāmentum albārius albātus

albēdō albeō albus

Descendants

• Aromanian: alghescu
• English: albescence, albescent
• Romanian: albi