patesco

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Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

patēscō (present infinitive patēscere, perfect active patuī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to be opening, being revealed, being disclosed
  2. to be exposed to
    Synonym: pateo
  3. to become known
  4. to extend or stretch out

Usage notes

Like most inchoative verbs, patēscō is intransitive and tends to imply a change of state or ongoing action. When the state of being open has been achieved, the verb patēo is used, though the distinction is less apparent in the figurative senses. The verbs patefaciō and aperiō are common corresponding transitive verbs which mean "to open ".

Conjugation

  • Note: perfect forms are shared with pateō.
   Conjugation of patēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present patēscō patēscis patēscit patēscimus patēscitis patēscunt
imperfect patēscēbam patēscēbās patēscēbat patēscēbāmus patēscēbātis patēscēbant
future patēscam patēscēs patēscet patēscēmus patēscētis patēscent
perfect patuī patuistī patuit patuimus patuistis patuērunt,
patuēre
pluperfect patueram patuerās patuerat patuerāmus patuerātis patuerant
future perfect patuerō patueris patuerit patuerimus patueritis patuerint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present patēscam patēscās patēscat patēscāmus patēscātis patēscant
imperfect patēscerem patēscerēs patēsceret patēscerēmus patēscerētis patēscerent
perfect patuerim patuerīs patuerit patuerīmus patuerītis patuerint
pluperfect patuissem patuissēs patuisset patuissēmus patuissētis patuissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present patēsce patēscite
future patēscitō patēscitō patēscitōte patēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives patēscere patuisse
participles patēscēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
patēscendī patēscendō patēscendum patēscendō

References

  • patesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • patesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • patesco in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • patesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.