nitesco

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Latin

Etymology

niteō (“to shine”) +‎ -scō

Pronunciation

Verb

nitēscō (present infinitive nitēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. (intransitive) to (begin to) shine, glitter
  2. (intransitive) to thrive, flourish, be in fine condition
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to become illustrious or celebrated

Conjugation

   Conjugation of nitēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present nitēscō nitēscis nitēscit nitēscimus nitēscitis nitēscunt
imperfect nitēscēbam nitēscēbās nitēscēbat nitēscēbāmus nitēscēbātis nitēscēbant
future nitēscam nitēscēs nitēscet nitēscēmus nitēscētis nitēscent
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present nitēscam nitēscās nitēscat nitēscāmus nitēscātis nitēscant
imperfect nitēscerem nitēscerēs nitēsceret nitēscerēmus nitēscerētis nitēscerent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — nitēsce — — nitēscite —
future — nitēscitō nitēscitō — nitēscitōte nitēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives nitēscere — — — — —
participles nitēscēns — — — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
nitēscendī nitēscendō nitēscendum nitēscendō — —

References

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