viridesco

Latin

Etymology

From viridis (“green”) +‎ -ēscō.

Pronunciation

Verb

viridēscō (present infinitive viridēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

  1. to become green

Conjugation

   Conjugation of viridēscō (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present viridēscō viridēscis viridēscit viridēscimus viridēscitis viridēscunt
imperfect viridēscēbam viridēscēbās viridēscēbat viridēscēbāmus viridēscēbātis viridēscēbant
future viridēscam viridēscēs viridēscet viridēscēmus viridēscētis viridēscent
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present viridēscam viridēscās viridēscat viridēscāmus viridēscātis viridēscant
imperfect viridēscerem viridēscerēs viridēsceret viridēscerēmus viridēscerētis viridēscerent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — viridēsce — — viridēscite —
future — viridēscitō viridēscitō — viridēscitōte viridēscuntō
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present viridēscere — viridēscēns —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
viridēscendī viridēscendō viridēscendum viridēscendō — —

Descendants

  • Aromanian: nvirdzãscu
  • Catalan: enverdir
  • French: verdir
  • Italian: inverdire
  • Occitan: verdir
  • Portuguese: enverdecer
  • Romanian: înverzi
  • Spanish: enverdecer

References

  • “viridesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • viridesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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