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Latin
Etymology
From in- + lūcēscō (“begin to shine”).
Pronunciation
Verb
illūcēscō (present infinitive illūcēscere, perfect active illūxī); third conjugation, no supine stem
- to begin to dawn
- (transitive) to begin to light up
- ubi illuxit ― upon day breaks
Conjugation
- The third principal part is shared with illūceō.
indicative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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illūcēscō
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illūcēscis
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illūcēscit
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illūcēscimus
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illūcēscitis
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illūcēscunt
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imperfect
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illūcēscēbam
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illūcēscēbās
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illūcēscēbat
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illūcēscēbāmus
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illūcēscēbātis
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illūcēscēbant
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future
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illūcēscam
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illūcēscēs
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illūcēscet
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illūcēscēmus
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illūcēscētis
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illūcēscent
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perfect
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illūxī, illūcēscī
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illūxistī, illūcēscistī
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illūxit, illūcēscit
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illūximus, illūcēscimus
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illūxistis, illūcēscistis
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illūxērunt, illūxēre, illūcēscērunt, illūcēscēre
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pluperfect
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illūxeram, illūcēsceram
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illūxerās, illūcēscerās
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illūxerat, illūcēscerat
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illūxerāmus, illūcēscerāmus
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illūxerātis, illūcēscerātis
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illūxerant, illūcēscerant
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future perfect
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illūxerō, illūcēscerō
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illūxeris, illūcēsceris
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illūxerit, illūcēscerit
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illūxerimus, illūcēscerimus
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illūxeritis, illūcēsceritis
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illūxerint, illūcēscerint
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passive
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present
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illūcēscor
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illūcēsceris, illūcēscere
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illūcēscitur
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illūcēscimur
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illūcēsciminī
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illūcēscuntur
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imperfect
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illūcēscēbar
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illūcēscēbāris, illūcēscēbāre
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illūcēscēbātur
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illūcēscēbāmur
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illūcēscēbāminī
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illūcēscēbantur
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future
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illūcēscar
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illūcēscēris, illūcēscēre
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illūcēscētur
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illūcēscēmur
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illūcēscēminī
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illūcēscentur
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subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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illūcēscam
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illūcēscās
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illūcēscat
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illūcēscāmus
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illūcēscātis
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illūcēscant
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imperfect
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illūcēscerem
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illūcēscerēs
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illūcēsceret
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illūcēscerēmus
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illūcēscerētis
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illūcēscerent
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perfect
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illūxerim, illūcēscerim
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illūxerīs, illūcēscerīs
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illūxerit, illūcēscerit
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illūxerīmus, illūcēscerīmus
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illūxerītis, illūcēscerītis
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illūxerint, illūcēscerint
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pluperfect
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illūxissem, illūcēscissem
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illūxissēs, illūcēscissēs
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illūxisset, illūcēscisset
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illūxissēmus, illūcēscissēmus
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illūxissētis, illūcēscissētis
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illūxissent, illūcēscissent
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passive
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present
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illūcēscar
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illūcēscāris, illūcēscāre
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illūcēscātur
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illūcēscāmur
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illūcēscāminī
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illūcēscantur
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imperfect
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illūcēscerer
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illūcēscerēris, illūcēscerēre
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illūcēscerētur
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illūcēscerēmur
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illūcēscerēminī
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illūcēscerentur
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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—
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illūcēsce
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—
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—
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illūcēscite
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—
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future
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—
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illūcēscitō
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illūcēscitō
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—
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illūcēscitōte
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illūcēscuntō
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passive
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present
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—
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illūcēscere
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—
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—
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illūcēsciminī
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—
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future
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—
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illūcēscitor
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illūcēscitor
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—
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—
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illūcēscuntor
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illūcēscere
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illūxisse, illūcēscisse
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—
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illūcēscī
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—
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—
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illūcēscēns
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—
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—
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—
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—
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illūcēscendus, illūcēscundus
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illūcēscendī
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illūcēscendō
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illūcēscendum
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illūcēscendō
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—
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—
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References
- “illucesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- illucesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- illucesco in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication