florescer

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin flōrēscere (“to flourish”), from flōreō (“to flourish”). Doublet of chorecer.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /flo.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [flo.ɾeˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /flo.ɾeˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /flo.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [flo.ɾeˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /flo.ɾeˈse(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /flu.ɾɨʃˈseɾ/, /flu.ɾɨˈʃeɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /flu.ɾɨʃˈse.ɾi/, /flu.ɾɨˈʃe.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: flo‧res‧cer

Verb

florescer (first-person singular present floresço, first-person singular preterite floresci, past participle florescido)

  1. to flower; to blossom (to put forth blooms)
    Synonyms: florir, desabrochar, abrir, florejar
    Antonyms: desflorescer, desflorir, murchar
  2. to adorn with flowers
    Synonyms: florir, enflorar, florear, floretear, florejar
  3. to flourish; to prosper
    Synonyms: enriquecer, medrar, prosperar, vingar
    Antonyms: decair, arruinar, fracassar, declinar
  4. to spring (to start to exist)
    Synonym: aparecer
    Antonyms: desaparecer, sumir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of florescer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal florescer
Personal florescer floresceres florescer florescermos florescerdes florescerem
Gerund
florescendo
Past participle
Masculine florescido florescidos
Feminine florescida florescidas
Indicative
Present floresço floresces floresce florescemos floresceis florescem
Imperfect florescia florescias florescia florescíamos florescíeis floresciam
Preterite floresci floresceste floresceu florescemos florescestes floresceram
Pluperfect florescera floresceras florescera florescêramos florescêreis floresceram
Future florescerei florescerás florescerá floresceremos florescereis florescerão
Conditional floresceria florescerias floresceria floresceríamos floresceríeis floresceriam
Subjunctive
Present floresça floresças floresça floresçamos floresçais floresçam
Imperfect florescesse florescesses florescesse florescêssemos florescêsseis florescessem
Future florescer floresceres florescer florescermos florescerdes florescerem
Imperative
Affirmative floresce floresça floresçamos florescei floresçam
Negative (não) não floresças não floresça não floresçamos não floresçais não floresçam

Spanish

Verb

florescer (first-person singular present floresco, first-person singular preterite florescí, past participle florescido)

  1. dated form of florecer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of florescer (hard-soft alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive florescer
gerund floresciendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular florescido florescida
plural florescidos florescidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present floresco florescestú
florescésvos 		floresce florescemos florescéis florescen
imperfect florescía florescías florescía florescíamos florescíais florescían
preterite florescí floresciste floresció florescimos florescisteis florescieron
future floresceré florescerás florescerá floresceremos floresceréis florescerán
conditional florescería florescerías florescería floresceríamos floresceríais florescerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present floresca florescastú
florescásvos2 		floresca florescamos florescáis florescan
imperfect
(ra) 		floresciera florescieras floresciera floresciéramos florescierais florescieran
imperfect
(se) 		floresciese florescieses floresciese floresciésemos florescieseis floresciesen
future1 floresciere florescieres floresciere floresciéremos floresciereis florescieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative florescetú
florescévos 		floresca florescamos floresced florescan
negative no florescas no floresca no florescamos no florescáis no florescan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of florescer (hard-soft alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive florescer dative florescerme florescerte florescerle, florescerse florescernos floresceros florescerles, florescerse
accusative florescerme florescerte florescerlo, florescerla, florescerse florescernos floresceros florescerlos, florescerlas, florescerse
with gerund floresciendo dative floresciéndome floresciéndote floresciéndole, floresciéndose floresciéndonos floresciéndoos floresciéndoles, floresciéndose
accusative floresciéndome floresciéndote floresciéndolo, floresciéndola, floresciéndose floresciéndonos floresciéndoos floresciéndolos, floresciéndolas, floresciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative floresce dative florésceme floréscete floréscele floréscenos not used florésceles
accusative florésceme floréscete floréscelo, floréscela floréscenos not used floréscelos, floréscelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative florescé dative floresceme florescete florescele florescenos not used floresceles
accusative floresceme florescete florescelo, florescela florescenos not used florescelos, florescelas
with formal second-person singular imperative floresca dative floréscame not used floréscale, floréscase floréscanos not used floréscales
accusative floréscame not used floréscalo, floréscala, floréscase floréscanos not used floréscalos, floréscalas
with first-person plural imperative florescamos dative not used florescámoste florescámosle florescámonos florescámoos florescámosles
accusative not used florescámoste florescámoslo, florescámosla florescámonos florescámoos florescámoslos, florescámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative floresced dative florescedme not used florescedle florescednos floresceos florescedles
accusative florescedme not used florescedlo, florescedla florescednos floresceos florescedlos, florescedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative florescan dative floréscanme not used floréscanle floréscannos not used floréscanles, floréscanse
accusative floréscanme not used floréscanlo, floréscanla floréscannos not used floréscanlos, floréscanlas, floréscanse

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