cognitus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of cognōscō (“know, recognise”).

Participle

cognitus (feminine cognita, neuter cognitum, superlative cognitissimus); first/second-declension participle

  1. known (from experience), recognised, having been recognised
  2. noted, acknowledged, having been acknowledged

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cognitus cognita cognitum cognitī cognitae cognita
Genitive cognitī cognitae cognitī cognitōrum cognitārum cognitōrum
Dative cognitō cognitō cognitīs
Accusative cognitum cognitam cognitum cognitōs cognitās cognita
Ablative cognitō cognitā cognitō cognitīs
Vocative cognite cognita cognitum cognitī cognitae cognita

Descendants

Noun

cognitus m (genitive cognitūs); fourth declension

  1. acquaintance (act of getting to know one)

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cognitus cognitūs
Genitive cognitūs cognituum
Dative cognituī cognitibus
Accusative cognitum cognitūs
Ablative cognitū cognitibus
Vocative cognitus cognitūs

References
  • cognitus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cognitus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cognitus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • cognitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to have a theoretical knowledge of a thing: ratione, doctrina (opp. usu) aliquid cognitum habere
    • we know from experience: usu cognitum habemus
    • to be well-informed, erudite: multa cognita, percepta habere, multa didicisse
    • without going to law: indicta causa (opp. cognita causa)
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