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Etymology
From ne- + scio. Akin to Latin nescius (“ignorant”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nescio (accusative singular nescion, plural nescioj, accusative plural nesciojn)
- ignorance
- Synonyms: malinteligento, malinteligenteco, malsaĝo, malsagêco, stulto, stulteco
Related terms
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nescius.
Pronunciation
Adjective
nescio (feminine nescia, masculine plural nesci, feminine plural nescie or nesce)
- (archaic) nescient, ignorant, unaware
Further reading
- nescio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin ne- (“not”) + sciō (“I know”).
Pronunciation
Verb
nesciō (present infinitive nescīre, perfect active nescīvī or nesciī, supine nescītum); fourth conjugation
- to not know, to be ignorant, to not understand
29 BCE – 19 BCE,
Virgil,
Aeneid 1.565–566:
- “Quis genus Aeneadum? Quis Troiae nesciat urbem,
virtūtēsque, virōsque, aut tantī incendia bellī?”- “Who does not know the race of Aeneas? Who the city of Troy, and its courage, and heroes, or the flames of that great war?”
8 CE,
Ovid,
Fasti 6.255–256:
- sed quae nescieram, quōrumque errōre tenēbar,
cognita sunt nūllō praecipiente mihi.- But of which I had not known, as well as those I misunderstood, were known to me without anyone having taught .
(The poet receives divine enlightenment during an encounter with Vesta (mythology); see also Vestalia.)
- Synonym: ignōrō
- Antonyms: sciō, sentiō, cōnsciō, nōscō, inveniō
Carl von Linné,
Critica botanica :
- Nōmina sī nescīs, perit et cognitio rērum
- If you do not know names, the knowledge of the things is also lost
- From For Marcus Caelius by Cicero (Latin and English translation may be found here, also English and Latin on Wikisource)
- Quae tu quoniam mente nescio qua effrenata atque praecipiti in forum deferri iudiciumque voluisti, aut diluas oportet ac falsa esse doceas aut nihil neque crimini tuo neque testimonio credendum esse fateare.
- And as for you, since, through some unbridled and headlong fury which I cannot comprehend you have chosen these things to be brought into court, and dilated on at this trial, you must either efface the charges yourself, and show that they are without foundation, or else you must confess that no credit is to be given to any accusations which you may make, or to any evidence which you may give.
- Nōmen nesciō (N. N.) ― I do not know the name
Conjugation
Conjugation of nesciō (fourth conjugation)
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indicative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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nesciō
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nescīs
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nescit
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nescīmus
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nescītis
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nesciunt
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imperfect
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nesciēbam
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nesciēbās
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nesciēbat
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nesciēbāmus
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nesciēbātis
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nesciēbant
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future
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nesciam
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nesciēs
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nesciet
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nesciēmus
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nesciētis
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nescient
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perfect
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nescīvī, nesciī
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nescīvistī, nesciistī
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nescīvit, nesciit
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nescīvimus, nesciimus
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nescīvistis, nesciistis
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nescīvērunt, nescīvēre, nesciērunt, nesciēre
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pluperfect
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nescīveram, nescieram
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nescīverās, nescierās
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nescīverat, nescierat
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nescīverāmus, nescierāmus
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nescīverātis, nescierātis
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nescīverant, nescierant
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future perfect
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nescīverō, nescierō
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nescīveris, nescieris
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nescīverit, nescierit
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nescīverimus, nescierimus
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nescīveritis, nescieritis
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nescīverint, nescierint
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passive
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present
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nescior
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nescīris, nescīre
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nescītur
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nescīmur
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nescīminī
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nesciuntur
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imperfect
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nesciēbar
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nesciēbāris, nesciēbāre
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nesciēbātur
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nesciēbāmur
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nesciēbāminī
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nesciēbantur
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future
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nesciar
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nesciēris, nesciēre
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nesciētur
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nesciēmur
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nesciēminī
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nescientur
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perfect
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nescītus + present active indicative of sum
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pluperfect
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nescītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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future perfect
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nescītus + future active indicative of sum
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subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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nesciam
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nesciās
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nesciat
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nesciāmus
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nesciātis
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nesciant
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imperfect
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nescīrem
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nescīrēs
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nescīret
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nescīrēmus
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nescīrētis
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nescīrent
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perfect
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nescīverim, nescierim
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nescīverīs, nescierīs
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nescīverit, nescierit
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nescīverīmus, nescierīmus
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nescīverītis, nescierītis
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nescīverint, nescierint
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pluperfect
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nescīvissem, nesciissem
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nescīvissēs, nesciissēs
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nescīvisset, nesciisset
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nescīvissēmus, nesciissēmus
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nescīvissētis, nesciissētis
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nescīvissent, nesciissent
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passive
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present
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nesciar
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nesciāris, nesciāre
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nesciātur
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nesciāmur
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nesciāminī
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nesciantur
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imperfect
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nescīrer
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nescīrēris, nescīrēre
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nescīrētur
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nescīrēmur
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nescīrēminī
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nescīrentur
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perfect
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nescītus + present active subjunctive of sum
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pluperfect
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nescītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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—
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nescī
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nescīte
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future
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nescītō
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nescītō
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nescītōte
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nesciuntō
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passive
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present
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—
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nescīre
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nescīminī
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future
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nescītor
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nescītor
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nesciuntor
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non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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infinitives
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nescīre
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nescīvisse, nesciisse
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nescītūrum esse
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nescīrī
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nescītum esse
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nescītum īrī
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participles
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nesciēns
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—
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nescītūrus
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nescītus
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nesciendus, nesciundus
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verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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nesciendī
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nesciendō
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nesciendum
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nesciendō
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nescītum
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nescītū
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Descendants
References
- “nescio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nescio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nescio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- by some chance or other: nescio quo casu (with Indic.)
- an anonymous writer: nescio quis
- the book is attributed to an unknown writer: liber refertur ad nescio quem auctorem
Ligurian
Noun
nescio
- Alternative form of nesciu
Spanish
Adjective
nescio (feminine nescia, masculine plural nescios, feminine plural nescias)
- Obsolete spelling of necio
Further reading