Latin
Etymology
From in- + (g)nōscō.
Pronunciation
Verb
ignōscō (present infinitive ignōscere, perfect active ignōvī, supine ignōtum); third conjugation
- I forgive, pardon, excuse.
Usage notes
Takes the dative form of the person forgiven; in archaic Latin, can take the accusative.
Conjugation
Passive forms are not known except for the third-person singular.
Conjugation of ignōscō (third 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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ignōscō
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ignōscis
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ignōscit
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ignōscimus
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ignōscitis
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ignōscunt
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imperfect
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ignōscēbam
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ignōscēbās
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ignōscēbat
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ignōscēbāmus
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ignōscēbātis
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ignōscēbant
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future
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ignōscam
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ignōscēs
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ignōscet
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ignōscēmus
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ignōscētis
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ignōscent
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perfect
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ignōvī
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ignōvistī, ignōstī1
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ignōvit
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ignōvimus, ignōmus1
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ignōvistis, ignōstis1
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ignōvērunt, ignōvēre, ignōrunt1
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pluperfect
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ignōveram, ignōram1
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ignōverās, ignōrās1
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ignōverat, ignōrat1
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ignōverāmus, ignōrāmus1
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ignōverātis, ignōrātis1
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ignōverant, ignōrant1
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future perfect
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ignōverō, ignōrō1
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ignōveris, ignōris1
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ignōverit, ignōrit1
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ignōverimus, ignōrimus1
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ignōveritis, ignōritis1
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ignōverint, ignōrint1
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passive
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present
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ignōscor
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ignōsceris, ignōscere
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ignōscitur
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ignōscimur
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ignōsciminī
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ignōscuntur
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imperfect
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ignōscēbar
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ignōscēbāris, ignōscēbāre
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ignōscēbātur
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ignōscēbāmur
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ignōscēbāminī
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ignōscēbantur
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future
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ignōscar
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ignōscēris, ignōscēre
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ignōscētur
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ignōscēmur
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ignōscēminī
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ignōscentur
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perfect
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ignōtus + present active indicative of sum
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pluperfect
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ignōtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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future perfect
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ignōtus + 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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ignōscam
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ignōscās
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ignōscat
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ignōscāmus
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ignōscātis
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ignōscant
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imperfect
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ignōscerem
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ignōscerēs
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ignōsceret
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ignōscerēmus
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ignōscerētis
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ignōscerent
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perfect
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ignōverim, ignōrim1
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ignōverīs, ignōrīs1
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ignōverit, ignōrit1
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ignōverīmus, ignōrīmus1
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ignōverītis, ignōrītis1
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ignōverint, ignōrint1
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pluperfect
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ignōvissem, ignōssem1
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ignōvissēs, ignōssēs1
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ignōvisset, ignōsset1
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ignōvissēmus, ignōssēmus1
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ignōvissētis, ignōssētis1
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ignōvissent, ignōssent1
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passive
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present
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ignōscar
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ignōscāris, ignōscāre
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ignōscātur
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ignōscāmur
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ignōscāminī
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ignōscantur
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imperfect
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ignōscerer
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ignōscerēris, ignōscerēre
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ignōscerētur
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ignōscerēmur
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ignōscerēminī
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ignōscerentur
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perfect
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ignōtus + present active subjunctive of sum
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pluperfect
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ignōtus + 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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ignōsce
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—
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—
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ignōscite
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—
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future
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—
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ignōscitō
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ignōscitō
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—
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ignōscitōte
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ignōscuntō
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passive
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present
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—
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ignōscere
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—
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—
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ignōsciminī
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—
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future
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—
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ignōscitor
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ignōscitor
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—
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—
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ignōscuntor
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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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ignōscere
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ignōvisse, ignōsse1
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ignōtūrum esse
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ignōscī
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ignōtum esse
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ignōtum īrī
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participles
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ignōscēns
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—
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ignōtūrus
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—
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ignōtus
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ignōscendus, ignōscundus
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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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ignōscendī
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ignōscendō
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ignōscendum
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ignōscendō
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ignōtum
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ignōtū
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1The verb "nōscō" and its compounds frequently drop the syllables "vi" and "ve" from their perfect, pluperfect and future perfect conjugations.
Descendants
References
- “ignosco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ignosco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ignosco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.