-ēscō
-ēscō
- From Proto-Italic *-ēskō, from Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti.
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈeːs.koː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛs.ko]
-ēscō (present infinitive -ēscere, perfect active -ī, supine -um); third conjugation
- Attaches to a stem (a noun or adjective) to form a verb meaning “to become [stem]” or similar
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 varies with verb; only first principal part shown here for illustration.