adolesco

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From ad- +‎ olēscō.

    Verb

    adolēscō (present infinitive adolēscere, perfect active adolēvī or adoluī, supine adultum); third conjugation, no passive

    1. to grow up, become an adult, mature
    2. to grow, increase, augment, become greater
      Synonyms: accrēscō, crēscō, excrēscō, olēscō, glīscō
      Antonym: dēcrēscō
    Conjugation
    • The only attested passive forms are those from adultus, which is used in an active sense.
       Conjugation of adolēscō (third conjugation, no passive)
    indicative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present adolēscō adolēscis adolēscit adolēscimus adolēscitis adolēscunt
    imperfect adolēscēbam adolēscēbās adolēscēbat adolēscēbāmus adolēscēbātis adolēscēbant
    future adolēscam adolēscēs adolēscet adolēscēmus adolēscētis adolēscent
    perfect adolēvī,
    adoluī     		adolēvistī,
    adolēstī,
    adoluistī1     		adolēvit,
    adolēt,
    adoluit1     		adolēvimus,
    adolēmus,
    adoluimus1     		adolēvistis,
    adolēstis,
    adoluistis1     		adolēvērunt,
    adolērunt,
    adolēvēre,
    adoluērunt,
    adoluēre1
    pluperfect adolēveram,
    adolēram,
    adolueram1     		adolēverās,
    adolērās,
    adoluerās1     		adolēverat,
    adolērat,
    adoluerat1     		adolēverāmus,
    adolērāmus,
    adoluerāmus1     		adolēverātis,
    adolērātis,
    adoluerātis1     		adolēverant,
    adolērant,
    adoluerant1
    future perfect adolēverō,
    adolērō,
    adoluerō1     		adolēveris,
    adolēris,
    adolueris1     		adolēverit,
    adolērit,
    adoluerit1     		adolēverimus,
    adolērimus,
    adoluerimus1     		adolēveritis,
    adolēritis,
    adolueritis1     		adolēverint,
    adolērint,
    adoluerint1
    subjunctive singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present adolēscam adolēscās adolēscat adolēscāmus adolēscātis adolēscant
    imperfect adolēscerem adolēscerēs adolēsceret adolēscerēmus adolēscerētis adolēscerent
    perfect adolēverim,
    adolērim,
    adoluerim1     		adolēverīs,
    adolērīs,
    adoluerīs1     		adolēverit,
    adolērit,
    adoluerit1     		adolēverīmus,
    adolērīmus,
    adoluerīmus1     		adolēverītis,
    adolērītis,
    adoluerītis1     		adolēverint,
    adolērint,
    adoluerint1
    pluperfect adolēvissem,
    adolēssem,
    adoluissem1     		adolēvissēs,
    adolēssēs,
    adoluissēs1     		adolēvisset,
    adolēsset,
    adoluisset1     		adolēvissēmus,
    adolēssēmus,
    adoluissēmus1     		adolēvissētis,
    adolēssētis,
    adoluissētis1     		adolēvissent,
    adolēssent,
    adoluissent1
    imperative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present — adolēsce — — adolēscite —
    future — adolēscitō adolēscitō — adolēscitōte adolēscuntō
    non-finite forms infinitive participle
    active passive active passive
    present adolēscere — adolēscēns —
    future adultūrum esse — adultūrus —
    perfect adolēvisse,
    adolēsse,
    adoluisse1     		— — —
    perfect potential adultūrum fuisse — — —
    verbal nouns gerund supine
    genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
    adolēscendī adolēscendō adolēscendum adolēscendō adultum adultū

    1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • English: adolesce
    • Esperanto: adoleski
    • Ido: adolecar
    • Portuguese: adolescer

    Etymology 2

    From adoleō (“burn”) +‎ -scō.

    Verb

    adolēscō (present infinitive adolēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

    1. to be kindled or burn (of a sacrifice)
    Conjugation
       Conjugation of adolēscō (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems)
    indicative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present adolēscō adolēscis adolēscit adolēscimus adolēscitis adolēscunt
    imperfect adolēscēbam adolēscēbās adolēscēbat adolēscēbāmus adolēscēbātis adolēscēbant
    future adolēscam adolēscēs adolēscet adolēscēmus adolēscētis adolēscent
    subjunctive singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present adolēscam adolēscās adolēscat adolēscāmus adolēscātis adolēscant
    imperfect adolēscerem adolēscerēs adolēsceret adolēscerēmus adolēscerētis adolēscerent
    imperative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present — adolēsce — — adolēscite —
    future — adolēscitō adolēscitō — adolēscitōte adolēscuntō
    non-finite forms infinitive participle
    active passive active passive
    present adolēscere — adolēscēns —
    verbal nouns gerund supine
    genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
    adolēscendī adolēscendō adolēscendum adolēscendō — —

    References

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