silesco

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Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

silēscō (present infinitive silēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to become still, silent, calm, or quiet

Conjugation

   Conjugation of silēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present silēscō silēscis silēscit silēscimus silēscitis silēscunt
imperfect silēscēbam silēscēbās silēscēbat silēscēbāmus silēscēbātis silēscēbant
future silēscam silēscēs silēscet silēscēmus silēscētis silēscent
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present silēscam silēscās silēscat silēscāmus silēscātis silēscant
imperfect silēscerem silēscerēs silēsceret silēscerēmus silēscerētis silēscerent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present silēsce silēscite
future silēscitō silēscitō silēscitōte silēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives silēscere
participles silēscēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
silēscendī silēscendō silēscendum silēscendō

References

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