adolesco

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.doˈleːs.koː/, [äd̪ɔˈɫ̪eːs̠koː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.doˈles.ko/, [äd̪oˈlɛsko]

Etymology 1

From ad- +‎ olēscō.

Verb

adolēscō (present infinitive adolēscere, perfect active adolēvī or adoluī, supine adultum); third conjugation, no passive

1. to grow up, become an adult, mature
2. to grow, increase, augment, become greater

   Synonyms: accrēscō, crēscō, excrēscō, olēscō, glīscō

   Antonym: dēcrēscō

Conjugation

• The only attested passive forms are those from adultus, which is used in an active sense.

Conjugation of adolēscō (third conjugation, active only)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	adolēscō	adolēscis	adolēscit	adolēscimus	adolēscitis	adolēscunt
	imperfect	adolēscēbam	adolēscēbās	adolēscēbat	adolēscēbāmus	adolēscēbātis	adolēscēbant
	future	adolēscam	adolēscēs	adolēscet	adolēscēmus	adolēscētis	adolēscent
	perfect	adolēvī, adoluī	adolēvistī, adoluistī, adolēstī1	adolēvit, adoluit, adolēt1	adolēvimus, adoluimus, adolēmus1	adolēvistis, adoluistis, adolēstis1	adolēvērunt, adolēvēre, adoluērunt, adoluēre, adolērunt1
	pluperfect	adolēveram, adolueram, adolēram1	adolēverās, adoluerās, adolērās1	adolēverat, adoluerat, adolērat1	adolēverāmus, adoluerāmus, adolērāmus1	adolēverātis, adoluerātis, adolērātis1	adolēverant, adoluerant, adolērant1
	future perfect	adolēverō, adoluerō, adolērō1	adolēveris, adolueris, adolēris1	adolēverit, adoluerit, adolērit1	adolēverimus, adoluerimus, adolērimus1	adolēveritis, adolueritis, adolēritis1	adolēverint, adoluerint, adolērint1
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	adolēscam	adolēscās	adolēscat	adolēscāmus	adolēscātis	adolēscant
	imperfect	adolēscerem	adolēscerēs	adolēsceret	adolēscerēmus	adolēscerētis	adolēscerent
	perfect	adolēverim, adoluerim, adolērim1	adolēverīs, adoluerīs, adolērīs1	adolēverit, adoluerit, adolērit1	adolēverīmus, adoluerīmus, adolērīmus1	adolēverītis, adoluerītis, adolērītis1	adolēverint, adoluerint, adolērint1
	pluperfect	adolēvissem, adoluissem, adolēssem1	adolēvissēs, adoluissēs, adolēssēs1	adolēvisset, adoluisset, adolēsset1	adolēvissēmus, adoluissēmus, adolēssēmus1	adolēvissētis, adoluissētis, adolēssētis1	adolēvissent, adoluissent, adolēssent1
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	adolēsce	—	—	adolēscite	—
	future	—	adolēscitō	adolēscitō	—	adolēscitōte	adolēscuntō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		adolēscere	adolēvisse, adoluisse, adolēsse1	adultūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		adolēscēns	—	adultūrus	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		adolēscendī	adolēscendō	adolēscendum	adolēscendō	adultum	adultū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• adulēscēns

Descendants

• English: adolesce
• Esperanto: adoleski
• Ido: adolecar
• Portuguese: adolescer

Etymology 2

From adoleō (“burn”) +‎ -scō.

Verb

adolēscō (present infinitive adolēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

1. to be kindled or burn (of a sacrifice)

Conjugation

Conjugation of adolēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	adolēscō	adolēscis	adolēscit	adolēscimus	adolēscitis	adolēscunt
	imperfect	adolēscēbam	adolēscēbās	adolēscēbat	adolēscēbāmus	adolēscēbātis	adolēscēbant
	future	adolēscam	adolēscēs	adolēscet	adolēscēmus	adolēscētis	adolēscent
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	adolēscam	adolēscās	adolēscat	adolēscāmus	adolēscātis	adolēscant
	imperfect	adolēscerem	adolēscerēs	adolēsceret	adolēscerēmus	adolēscerētis	adolēscerent
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	adolēsce	—	—	adolēscite	—
	future	—	adolēscitō	adolēscitō	—	adolēscitōte	adolēscuntō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		adolēscere	—	—	—	—	—
participles		adolēscēns	—	—	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		adolēscendī	adolēscendō	adolēscendum	adolēscendō	—	—

References

• “adolesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “adolesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• adolesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.