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tumesco

tumesco

Latin

Verb

tumēscō ‎(present infinitive tumēscere, perfect active tumuī); third conjugation, no passive

  1. I begin to swell, become distended or inflated, swell up.
  2. (figuratively) I become excited or violent, ready to burst forth.

Inflection

   Conjugation of tumesco (third conjugation, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present tumēscō tumēscis tumēscit tumēscimus tumēscitis tumēscunt
imperfect tumēscēbam tumēscēbās tumēscēbat tumēscēbāmus tumēscēbātis tumēscēbant
future tumēscam tumēscēs tumēscet tumēscēmus tumēscētis tumēscent
perfect tumuī tumuistī tumuit tumuimus tumuistis tumuērunt, tumuēre
pluperfect tumueram tumuerās tumuerat tumuerāmus tumuerātis tumuerant
future perfect tumuerō tumueris tumuerit tumuerimus tumueritis tumuerint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present tumēscam tumēscās tumēscat tumēscāmus tumēscātis tumēscant
imperfect tumēscerem tumēscerēs tumēsceret tumēscerēmus tumēscerētis tumēscerent
perfect tumuerim tumuerīs tumuerit tumuerīmus tumuerītis tumuerint
pluperfect tumuissem tumuissēs tumuisset tumuissēmus tumuissētis tumuissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — tumēsce — — tumēscite —
future — tumēscitō tumēscitō — tumēscitōte tumēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives tumēscere tumuisse — — — —
participles tumēscēns — — — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
tumēscere tumēscendī tumēscendō tumēscendum — —

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: tumescer

References

Etymology

From tumeō ‎(“I swell”) +‎ -scō.

Pronunciation

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