nitesco

== Latin == === Etymology === niteō (“to shine”) +‎ -scō === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nɪˈteːs.koː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [niˈtɛs.ko] === Verb === nitēscō (present infinitive nitēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems (intransitive) to (begin to) shine, glitter (intransitive) to thrive, flourish, be in fine condition (intransitive, figurative) to become illustrious or celebrated ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “nitesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “nitesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “nitesco”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.