-escō
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈeːs.koː/, [ˈeːs̠koː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈes.ko/, [ˈɛsko]
Suffix
-ēscō (present infinitive -ēscere, perfect active -ī, supine -um); third conjugation
- Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become (adjective)".
Usage notes
Many verbs ending in -ēscō are inchoatives in -scō formed from statives in -eō. However, some verbs exist that are derived directly from the adjective, with no "intermediate" stative verb existing, e.g.:
- amārus > amārēscō (but no *amāreō)
- celeber > celebrēscō (but no *celebreō)
Conjugation
Conjugation varies with verb; only first principal part shown here for illustration.
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1At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to"). It is also attested as having a rare sigmatic future passive indicative form ("will have been"), which is not attested in the plural for any verb.