pernosco

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Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

pernōscō (present infinitive pernōscere, perfect active pernōvī, supine pernōtum); third conjugation

  1. to examine thoroughly
  2. to learn (about) thoroughly

Conjugation

   Conjugation of pernōscō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present pernōscō pernōscis pernōscit pernōscimus pernōscitis pernōscunt
imperfect pernōscēbam pernōscēbās pernōscēbat pernōscēbāmus pernōscēbātis pernōscēbant
future pernōscam pernōscēs pernōscet pernōscēmus pernōscētis pernōscent
perfect pernōvī pernōvistī,
pernōstī1 		pernōvit,
pernōt1 		pernōvimus,
pernōmus1 		pernōvistis,
pernōstis1 		pernōvērunt,
pernōrunt,
pernōvēre1
pluperfect pernōveram,
pernōram1 		pernōverās,
pernōrās1 		pernōverat,
pernōrat1 		pernōverāmus,
pernōrāmus1 		pernōverātis,
pernōrātis1 		pernōverant,
pernōrant1
future perfect pernōverō,
pernōrō1 		pernōveris,
pernōris1 		pernōverit,
pernōrit1 		pernōverimus,
pernōrimus1 		pernōveritis,
pernōritis1 		pernōverint,
pernōrint1
passive present pernōscor pernōsceris,
pernōscere 		pernōscitur pernōscimur pernōsciminī pernōscuntur
imperfect pernōscēbar pernōscēbāris,
pernōscēbāre 		pernōscēbātur pernōscēbāmur pernōscēbāminī pernōscēbantur
future pernōscar pernōscēris,
pernōscēre 		pernōscētur pernōscēmur pernōscēminī pernōscentur
perfect pernōtus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect pernōtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect pernōtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present pernōscam pernōscās pernōscat pernōscāmus pernōscātis pernōscant
imperfect pernōscerem pernōscerēs pernōsceret pernōscerēmus pernōscerētis pernōscerent
perfect pernōverim,
pernōrim1 		pernōverīs,
pernōrīs1 		pernōverit,
pernōrit1 		pernōverīmus,
pernōrīmus1 		pernōverītis,
pernōrītis1 		pernōverint,
pernōrint1
pluperfect pernōvissem,
pernōssem1 		pernōvissēs,
pernōssēs1 		pernōvisset,
pernōsset1 		pernōvissēmus,
pernōssēmus1 		pernōvissētis,
pernōssētis1 		pernōvissent,
pernōssent1
passive present pernōscar pernōscāris,
pernōscāre 		pernōscātur pernōscāmur pernōscāminī pernōscantur
imperfect pernōscerer pernōscerēris,
pernōscerēre 		pernōscerētur pernōscerēmur pernōscerēminī pernōscerentur
perfect pernōtus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect pernōtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — pernōsce — — pernōscite —
future — pernōscitō pernōscitō — pernōscitōte pernōscuntō
passive present — pernōscere — — pernōsciminī —
future — pernōscitor pernōscitor — — pernōscuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives pernōscere pernōvisse,
pernōsse1 		pernōtūrum esse pernōscī pernōtum esse pernōtum īrī
participles pernōscēns — pernōtūrus — pernōtus pernōscendus,
pernōscundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
pernōscendī pernōscendō pernōscendum pernōscendō pernōtum pernōtū

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

References

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