nescio: all forms
nescio means “not know”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | nescio | nesciam | |
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| 2nd singular | nescis | nescias | nesci |
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| 3rd singular | nescit | nesciat | |
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| 1st plural | nescimus | nesciamus | |
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| 2nd plural | nescitis | nesciatis | nescite |
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| 3rd plural | nesciunt | nesciant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | nescior | nesciar | |
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| 2nd singular | nesciris | nesciare · nesciaris | nescire |
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| 3rd singular | nescitur | nesciatur | |
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| 1st plural | nescimur | nesciamur | |
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| 2nd plural | nescimini | nesciamini | nescimini |
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| 3rd plural | nesciuntur | nesciantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | nesciebam | nescirem |
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| 2nd singular | nesciebas | nescires |
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| 3rd singular | nesciebat | nesciret |
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| 1st plural | nesciebamus | nesciremus |
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| 2nd plural | nesciebatis | nesciretis |
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| 3rd plural | nesciebant | nescirent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | nesciebar | nescirer |
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| 2nd singular | nesciebare · nesciebaris | nescirere · nescireris |
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| 3rd singular | nesciebatur | nesciretur |
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| 1st plural | nesciebamur | nesciremur |
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| 2nd plural | nesciebamini | nesciremini |
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| 3rd plural | nesciebantur | nescirentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | nesciam | |
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| 2nd singular | nescies | nescito |
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| 3rd singular | nesciet | nescito |
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| 1st plural | nesciemus | |
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| 2nd plural | nescietis | nescitote |
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| 3rd plural | nescient | nesciunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | nesciar | |
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| 2nd singular | nescieris · nesciere | nescitor |
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| 3rd singular | nescietur | nescitor |
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| 1st plural | nesciemur | |
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| 2nd plural | nesciemini | |
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| 3rd plural | nescientur | nesciuntor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | nescivi | nesciverim |
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| 2nd singular | nescivisti | nesciveris |
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| 3rd singular | nescivit | nesciverit |
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| 1st plural | nescivimus | nesciverimus |
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| 2nd plural | nescivistis | nesciveritis |
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| 3rd plural | nesciverunt · nescivere | nesciverint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | nesciveram | nescivissem |
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| 2nd singular | nesciveras | nescivisses |
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| 3rd singular | nesciverat | nescivisset |
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| 1st plural | nesciveramus | nescivissemus |
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| 2nd plural | nesciveratis | nescivissetis |
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| 3rd plural | nesciverant | nescivissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | nescivero |
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| 2nd singular | nesciveris |
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| 3rd singular | nesciverit |
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| 1st plural | nesciverimus |
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| 2nd plural | nesciveritis |
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| 3rd plural | nesciverint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | nescire | nesciri |
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| Perfect | nescivisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | nesciens |
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| Genitive | | nescientis |
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| Dative | | nescienti |
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| Accusative | nesciens | nescientem |
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| Ablative | | nesciente · nescienti |
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| Vocative | | nesciens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | nescientia | nescientes |
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| Genitive | | nescientium |
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| Dative | | nescientibus |
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| Accusative | nescientia | nescientes |
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| Ablative | | nescientibus |
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| Vocative | nescientia | nescientes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | nesciturus | nescitura | nesciturum | |
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| Genitive | nescituri | nesciturae | nescituri | |
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| Dative | nescituro | nesciturae | nescituro | |
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| Accusative | nesciturum | nescituram | nesciturum | |
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| Ablative | nescituro | nescitura | nescituro | |
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| Vocative | nesciture | nescitura | nesciturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | nescituri | nesciturae | nescitura | |
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| Genitive | nesciturorum | nesciturarum | nesciturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | nescituris |
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| Accusative | nescituros | nescituras | nescitura | |
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| Ablative | | | | nescituris |
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| Vocative | nescituri | nesciturae | nescitura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | nescitus | nescita | nescitum | |
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| Genitive | nesciti | nescitae | nesciti | |
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| Dative | nescito | nescitae | nescito | |
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| Accusative | nescitum | nescitam | nescitum | |
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| Ablative | nescito | nescita | nescito | |
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| Vocative | nescite | nescita | nescitum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | nesciti | nescitae | nescita | |
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| Genitive | nescitorum | nescitarum | nescitorum | |
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| Dative | | | | nescitis |
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| Accusative | nescitos | nescitas | nescita | |
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| Ablative | | | | nescitis |
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| Vocative | nesciti | nescitae | nescita | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | nesciendus | nescienda | nesciendum | |
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| Genitive | nesciendi | nesciendae | nesciendi | |
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| Dative | nesciendo | nesciendae | nesciendo | |
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| Accusative | nesciendum | nesciendam | nesciendum | |
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| Ablative | nesciendo | nescienda | nesciendo | |
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| Vocative | nesciende | nescienda | nesciendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | nesciendi | nesciendae | nescienda | |
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| Genitive | nesciendorum | nesciendarum | nesciendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | nesciendis |
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| Accusative | nesciendos | nesciendas | nescienda | |
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| Ablative | | | | nesciendis |
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| Vocative | nesciendi | nesciendae | nescienda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | nescitum |
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| Ablative | nescitu |
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Meaning and examples of nescio
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.