gravesco

Latin

Etymology

gravis (“heavy”) +‎ -ēscō

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡraˈu̯eːs.koː/, [ɡräˈu̯eːs̠koː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡraˈves.ko/, [ɡräˈvɛsko]

Verb

gravēscō (present infinitive gravēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. (intransitive) I become burdened, heavy
  2. (intransitive) I become pregnant
  3. (intransitive) I get worse

Conjugation
   Conjugation of gravēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present gravēscō gravēscis gravēscit gravēscimus gravēscitis gravēscunt
imperfect gravēscēbam gravēscēbās gravēscēbat gravēscēbāmus gravēscēbātis gravēscēbant
future gravēscam gravēscēs gravēscet gravēscēmus gravēscētis gravēscent
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present gravēscam gravēscās gravēscat gravēscāmus gravēscātis gravēscant
imperfect gravēscerem gravēscerēs gravēsceret gravēscerēmus gravēscerētis gravēscerent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — gravēsce — — gravēscite —
future — gravēscitō gravēscitō — gravēscitōte gravēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives gravēscere — — — — —
participles gravēscēns — — — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
gravēscendī gravēscendō gravēscendum gravēscendō — —

References
  • “gravesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “gravesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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