olesco

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Latin

Etymology

From *oleō +‎ -sco.

Verb

olēscō (present infinitive olēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to grow
    Synonyms: adolēscō, accrēscō, crēscō, excrēscō, glīscō
    Antonym: dēcrēscō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of olēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present olēscō olēscis olēscit olēscimus olēscitis olēscunt
imperfect olēscēbam olēscēbās olēscēbat olēscēbāmus olēscēbātis olēscēbant
future olēscam olēscēs olēscet olēscēmus olēscētis olēscent
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present olēscam olēscās olēscat olēscāmus olēscātis olēscant
imperfect olēscerem olēscerēs olēsceret olēscerēmus olēscerētis olēscerent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present olēsce olēscite
future olēscitō olēscitō olēscitōte olēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives olēscere
participles olēscēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
olēscendī olēscendō olēscendum olēscendō

Derived terms

References

  • olesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • olesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.