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nitesco

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Latin

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Etymology

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niteō (to shine) +‎ -scō

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nitēscō (present infinitive nitēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. (intransitive) to (begin to) shine, glitter
  2. (intransitive) to thrive, flourish, be in fine condition
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to become illustrious or celebrated

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of nitēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present nitēscō nitēscis nitēscit nitēscimus nitēscitis nitēscunt
imperfect nitēscēbam nitēscēbās nitēscēbat nitēscēbāmus nitēscēbātis nitēscēbant
future nitēscam nitēscēs nitēscet nitēscēmus nitēscētis nitēscent
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present nitēscam nitēscās nitēscat nitēscāmus nitēscātis nitēscant
imperfect nitēscerem nitēscerēs nitēsceret nitēscerēmus nitēscerētis nitēscerent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present nitēsce nitēscite
future nitēscitō nitēscitō nitēscitōte nitēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives nitēscere
participles nitēscēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
nitēscendī nitēscendō nitēscendum nitēscendō

References

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