nesciens

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Latin

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Etymology

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Present participle of nesciō.

Participle

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nesciēns (genitive nescientis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. not knowing
    Synonyms: ignārus, nescius, ignōrāns, īnscius, expers
    Antonyms: cōnsciēns, cognōscēns, cōnscius, scius, sciēns
  2. being ignorant of

Declension

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Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative nesciēns nescientēs nescientia
Genitive nescientis nescientium
Dative nescientī nescientibus
Accusative nescientem nesciēns nescientēs
nescientīs
nescientia
Ablative nesciente
nescientī1
nescientibus
Vocative nesciēns nescientēs nescientia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

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  • Italian: nesciente
  • English: nescient

References

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