agnosco

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ad- +‎ gnōscō

Pronunciation

Verb

agnōscō (present infinitive agnōscere, perfect active agnōvī, supine agnitum); third conjugation

  1. to recognize, realize or discern, become acquainted with, know, perceive
    Synonyms: cognōscō, inveniō, sentiō, cōnsciō, sapiō, sciō, nōscō, scīscō, intellegō, percipiō, discernō, tongeō, cernō, audiō
    Antonyms: ignōrō, nesciō
  2. to acknowledge or claim
    Synonym: fateor

Conjugation

   Conjugation of agnōscō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present agnōscō agnōscis agnōscit agnōscimus agnōscitis agnōscunt
imperfect agnōscēbam agnōscēbās agnōscēbat agnōscēbāmus agnōscēbātis agnōscēbant
future agnōscam agnōscēs agnōscet agnōscēmus agnōscētis agnōscent
perfect agnōvī agnōvistī,
agnōstī1 		agnōvit agnōvimus,
agnōmus1 		agnōvistis,
agnōstis1 		agnōvērunt,
agnōvēre,
agnōrunt1
pluperfect agnōveram,
agnōram1 		agnōverās,
agnōrās1 		agnōverat,
agnōrat1 		agnōverāmus,
agnōrāmus1 		agnōverātis,
agnōrātis1 		agnōverant,
agnōrant1
future perfect agnōverō,
agnōrō1 		agnōveris,
agnōris1 		agnōverit,
agnōrit1 		agnōverimus,
agnōrimus1 		agnōveritis,
agnōritis1 		agnōverint,
agnōrint1
passive present agnōscor agnōsceris,
agnōscere 		agnōscitur agnōscimur agnōsciminī agnōscuntur
imperfect agnōscēbar agnōscēbāris,
agnōscēbāre 		agnōscēbātur agnōscēbāmur agnōscēbāminī agnōscēbantur
future agnōscar agnōscēris,
agnōscēre 		agnōscētur agnōscēmur agnōscēminī agnōscentur
perfect agnitus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect agnitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect agnitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present agnōscam agnōscās agnōscat agnōscāmus agnōscātis agnōscant
imperfect agnōscerem agnōscerēs agnōsceret agnōscerēmus agnōscerētis agnōscerent
perfect agnōverim,
agnōrim1 		agnōverīs,
agnōrīs1 		agnōverit,
agnōrit1 		agnōverīmus,
agnōrīmus1 		agnōverītis,
agnōrītis1 		agnōverint,
agnōrint1
pluperfect agnōvissem,
agnōssem1 		agnōvissēs,
agnōssēs1 		agnōvisset,
agnōsset1 		agnōvissēmus,
agnōssēmus1 		agnōvissētis,
agnōssētis1 		agnōvissent,
agnōssent1
passive present agnōscar agnōscāris,
agnōscāre 		agnōscātur agnōscāmur agnōscāminī agnōscantur
imperfect agnōscerer agnōscerēris,
agnōscerēre 		agnōscerētur agnōscerēmur agnōscerēminī agnōscerentur
perfect agnitus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect agnitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — agnōsce — — agnōscite —
future — agnōscitō agnōscitō — agnōscitōte agnōscuntō
passive present — agnōscere — — agnōsciminī —
future — agnōscitor agnōscitor — — agnōscuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives agnōscere agnōvisse,
agnōsse1 		agnitūrum esse agnōscī agnitum esse agnitum īrī
participles agnōscēns — agnitūrus — agnitus agnōscendus,
agnōscundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
agnōscendī agnōscendō agnōscendum agnōscendō agnitum agnitū

1The verb "nōscō" and its compounds frequently drop the syllables "vi" and "ve" from their perfect, pluperfect and future perfect conjugations.

  • Note: sometimes agnōtus, agnōtūrus

References

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