grandesco

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Latin

Etymology

From grandis (large, great) +‎ -ēscō.

Pronunciation

Verb

grandēscō (present infinitive grandēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to become great; grow

Conjugation

   Conjugation of grandēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present grandēscō grandēscis grandēscit grandēscimus grandēscitis grandēscunt
imperfect grandēscēbam grandēscēbās grandēscēbat grandēscēbāmus grandēscēbātis grandēscēbant
future grandēscam grandēscēs grandēscet grandēscēmus grandēscētis grandēscent
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present grandēscam grandēscās grandēscat grandēscāmus grandēscātis grandēscant
imperfect grandēscerem grandēscerēs grandēsceret grandēscerēmus grandēscerētis grandēscerent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present grandēsce grandēscite
future grandēscitō grandēscitō grandēscitōte grandēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives grandēscere
participles grandēscēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
grandēscendī grandēscendō grandēscendum grandēscendō

References

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