nosco

Latin

Alternative forms

• gnoscō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.

Verb

present active nōscō, present infinitive nōscere, perfect active nōvī, supine nōtum.

1. I know, recognize, am acquainted with, i.e.; in possession of knowledge.
   • Hic Natus Ubique Notus

     Born Here, Known Everywhere (motto of the Allende Institute in reference to Ignacio de Allende)

Inflection

Third Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	nōscō	nōscis	nōscit	nōscimus	nōscitis	nōscunt
	future	nōscam	nōscēs	nōscet	nōscēmus	nōscētis	nōscent
	imperfect	nōscēbam	nōscēbās	nōscēbat	nōscēbāmus	nōscēbātis	nōscēbant
	perfect	nōvī	nōvistī	nōvit	nōvimus	nōvistis	nōvērunt
	future perfect	nōverō	nōveris	nōverit	nōverimus	nōveritis	nōverint
	pluperfect	nōveram	nōverās	nōverat	nōverāmus	nōverātis	nōverant
passive	present	nōscor	nōsceris	nōscitur	nōscimur	nōsciminī	nōscuntur
	future	nōscar	nōscēris	nōscētur	nōscēmur	nōscēminī	nōscentur
	imperfect	nōscēbar	nōscēbāris	nōscēbātur	nōscēbāmur	nōscēbāminī	nōscēbantur
	perfect	Use nōtus m, nōta f, nōtum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use nōtus m, nōta f, nōtum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use nōtus m, nōta f, nōtum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	nōscam	nōscās	nōscat	nōscāmus	nōscātis	nōscant
	imperfect	nōscerem	nōscerēs	nōsceret	nōscerēmus	nōscerētis	nōscerent
	perfect	nōverim	nōverīs	nōverit	nōverīmus	nōverītis	nōverint
	pluperfect	nōvissem	nōvissēs	nōvisset	nōvissēmus	nōvissētis	nōvissent
passive	present	nōscar	nōscāris	nōscātur	nōscāmur	nōscāminī	nōscantur
	imperfect	nōscerer	nōscerēris	nōscerētur	nōscerēmur	nōscerēminī	nōscerentur
	perfect	Use nōtus m, nōta f, nōtum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use nōtus m, nōta f, nōtum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	nōsce	nōscitō	nōscitō	nōscere	nōscitor	nōscitor
	plural	nōscite	nōscitōte	nōscuntō	nōsciminī	—	nōscuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		nōscere	nōvisse	nōtūrus esse	nōscī	nōtus esse	nōtum īrī
participles		nōscēns (nōscentis)	—	nōtūrus-ra, -rum	—	nōtus-a, -um	nōscendus-nda, -ndum

Synonyms

• cognōscō

References

• nosco in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879