sciens

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Contents

1 Latin
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Participle
  - 1.2.1 Inflection
  - 1.2.2 Derived terms

Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Present active participle of sciō (“I can, know, understand”).

Participle [edit]

sciēns m, f, and n (genitive scientis); third declension

knowing, understanding
conscious, aware
knowledgeable, skilled
(figuratively, of a woman) having sexual relations with a man.

Inflection [edit]

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	sciēns	sciēns		scientēs	scientia
genitive	scientis	scientis		scientium	scientium
dative	scientī	scientī		scientibus	scientibus
accusative	scientem	sciēns		scientēs	scientia
ablative	sciente¹	sciente¹		scientibus	scientibus
vocative	sciēns	sciēns		scientēs	scientia

¹ But scientī when used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms [edit]

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