[*] 210. There are nearly 120 simple verbs of the Second Conjugation, most of them denominative verbs of condition, having a corresponding noun and adjective from the same root, and an inceptive in -scō (§ 263. 1):—
- caleō, be warm; calor, warmth; calidus, warm; calēscō, grow warm.
- timeō, fear; timor, fear; timidus, timid; per-timēsco, to take fright.
[*] a. Most verbs of the second conjugation are inflected like moneō , but many lack the supine (as, arceō, ward off; careō, lack; egeō, need; timeō, fear), and a number have neither perfect nor supine (as, maereō, be sad).
[*] b. The following keep ē in all the systems:—
dēleō, destroy | dēlēre | dēlēvī | dēlētum |
fleō, weep | flēre | flēvī | flētum |
neō, sew | nēre | nēvī | [ nētum ] |
vieō, plait | viēre | [viēvī] | viētum |
com-pleō, fill up 1 | -plēre | -plēvī | -plētum |
[*] c. The following show special irregularities:—
algeō, alsī, be cold. | mulceō , mulsī , muls-, soothe. |
ārdeō , ārsī , ārsūrus, burn. | mulgeō , mulsī , muls-, milk. |
audeō , ausus sum, dare. | ( cō ) nīveō , -nīvī (-nīxī), ----, wink. |
augeō , auxī , auct-, increase. | ( ab )oleō, -olēvī, -olit-, destroy. |
caveō, cāvī , caut-, care. | pendeō , pependī , -pēns-, hang. |
cēnseō , cēnsuī , cēns-, value. | prandeō , prandī , prāns-, dine. |
cieō , cīvī , cit-, excite. | rīdeō , rīsī , -rīs-, laugh. |
doceō , docuī , doct-, teach. | sedeō , sēdī , sess-, sit. |
faveō , fāvī , faut-, favor. | soleō , solitus sum, be wont. |
ferveō , fervī ( ferbuī ), ----, glow. | sorbeō , sorbuī ( sorpsī ), ----, suck. |
foveō , fōvī , fōt-, cherish. | spondeō , spopondī , spōns-, pledge. |
fulgeō , fulsī , ----, shine. | strīdeō , strīdī , ----, whiz. |
gaudeō , gāvīsus sum, rejoice. | suādeō , suāsī , suās-, urge. |
haereō , haesī , haes-, cling. | teneō (-tineō), tenuī , -tent-, hold. |
indulgeō , indulsī, indult-, indulge. | tergeō, tersī , ters-, wipe. |
iubeō , iussī , iuss-, order. | tondeō , -totondī (-tondī), tōns-, shear. |
liqueō , licuī ( līquī ), ----, melt. | torqueō , torsī , tort-, twist. |
lūceō , lūxī , ----, shine. | torreō , torruī , tost-, roast. |
lūgeō , lūxī , ----, mourn. | turgeō, tursī, ----, swell. |
maneō , mānsī , māns-, wait. | urgeō , ursī , ----, urge. |
misceō , -cuī, mixt- (mist-), mix. | videō, vīdī , vīs-, see. |
mordeō , momordī , mors-, bite. | voveō , vōvī, vōt-, vow. |
moveō , mōvī , mōt-, move. |