cornesco

Latin

Etymology

From cornū (“horn”) +‎ -ēscō.

Pronunciation

Verb

cornēscō (defective conjugation)

  1. I become like horn; I turn to horn.

Inflection
  • This verb is defective, with only those forms based on the first principal part.
   Conjugation of cornesco (third conjugation, defective)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cornēscō cornēscis cornēscit cornēscimus cornēscitis cornēscunt
imperfect cornēscēbam cornēscēbās cornēscēbat cornēscēbāmus cornēscēbātis cornēscēbant
future cornēscam cornēscēs cornēscet cornēscēmus cornēscētis cornēscent
passive present cornēscor cornēsceris, cornēscere cornēscitur cornēscimur cornēsciminī cornēscuntur
imperfect cornēscēbar cornēscēbāris, cornēscēbāre cornēscēbātur cornēscēbāmur cornēscēbāminī cornēscēbantur
future cornēscar cornēscēris, cornēscēre cornēscētur cornēscēmur cornēscēminī cornēscentur
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cornēscam cornēscās cornēscat cornēscāmus cornēscātis cornēscant
imperfect cornēscerem cornēscerēs cornēsceret cornēscerēmus cornēscerētis cornēscerent
passive present cornēscar cornēscāris, cornēscāre cornēscātur cornēscāmur cornēscāminī cornēscantur
imperfect cornēscerer cornēscerēris, cornēscerēre cornēscerētur cornēscerēmur cornēscerēminī cornēscerentur
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — cornēsce — — cornēscite —
future — cornēscitō cornēscitō — cornēscitōte cornēscuntō
passive present — cornēscere — — cornēsciminī —
future — cornēscitor cornēscitor — — cornēscuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives cornēscere — — cornēscī — —
participles cornēscēns — — — — cornēscendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
cornēscere cornēscendī cornēscendō cornēscendum — —

References
  • cornesco in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cornesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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