furvesco

Latin

Etymology

furvus (“dark, swarthy”) +‎ -ēscō (“I become”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /furˈu̯eːs.koː/, [fʊrˈu̯eːs̠koː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /furˈves.ko/, [furˈvɛsko]

Verb

furvēscō (present infinitive furvēscere); third conjugation, no perfect or supine stem

1. to become dark
   • 5th century CE, Martianus Capella, De Nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii 870:

     nam sōl umbram terrae in suam līneam mittit, quam sī lūnae corpus intrārit, quoniam vidēre lūmen sōlis terrā obstante nōn poterit, lūminis solitī adēmptiōne furvēscit

Conjugation

Conjugation of furvēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	furvēscō	furvēscis	furvēscit	furvēscimus	furvēscitis	furvēscunt
	imperfect	furvēscēbam	furvēscēbās	furvēscēbat	furvēscēbāmus	furvēscēbātis	furvēscēbant
	future	furvēscam	furvēscēs	furvēscet	furvēscēmus	furvēscētis	furvēscent
passive	present	furvēscor	furvēsceris, furvēscere	furvēscitur	furvēscimur	furvēsciminī	furvēscuntur
	imperfect	furvēscēbar	furvēscēbāris, furvēscēbāre	furvēscēbātur	furvēscēbāmur	furvēscēbāminī	furvēscēbantur
	future	furvēscar	furvēscēris, furvēscēre	furvēscētur	furvēscēmur	furvēscēminī	furvēscentur
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	furvēscam	furvēscās	furvēscat	furvēscāmus	furvēscātis	furvēscant
	imperfect	furvēscerem	furvēscerēs	furvēsceret	furvēscerēmus	furvēscerētis	furvēscerent
passive	present	furvēscar	furvēscāris, furvēscāre	furvēscātur	furvēscāmur	furvēscāminī	furvēscantur
	imperfect	furvēscerer	furvēscerēris, furvēscerēre	furvēscerētur	furvēscerēmur	furvēscerēminī	furvēscerentur
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	furvēsce	—	—	furvēscite	—
	future	—	furvēscitō	furvēscitō	—	furvēscitōte	furvēscuntō
passive	present	—	furvēscere	—	—	furvēsciminī	—
	future	—	furvēscitor	furvēscitor	—	—	furvēscuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		furvēscere	—	—	furvēscī	—	—
participles		furvēscēns	—	—	—	—	furvēscendus, furvēscundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		furvēscendī	furvēscendō	furvēscendum	furvēscendō	—	—

Derived terms

• furvēscēns

References

• “furvesco” in volume 6,1, column 1650, line 31 in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present