adolesco

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.doˈleːs.koː/, [äd̪ɔˈɫ̪eːs̠koː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.doˈles.ko/, [äd̪oˈlɛsko]

Etymology 1

Verb

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

to grow up, become an adult, mature
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
indicative		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
subjunctive		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
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	adolēsce		—	—	adolēscite		—
active	future	—	adolēscitō		adolēscitō	—	adolēscitōte		adolēscuntō
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		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

adulēscēns

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

to be kindled or burn (of a sacrifice)

Conjugation

Conjugation of adolēscō (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		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
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	adolēscam	adolēscās		adolēscat	adolēscāmus	adolēscātis		adolēscant
active	imperfect	adolēscerem	adolēscerēs		adolēsceret	adolēscerēmus	adolēscerētis		adolēscerent
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	adolēsce		—	—	adolēscite		—
active	future	—	adolēscitō		adolēscitō	—	adolēscitōte		adolēscuntō
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		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.