conoscere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cognōscere, present active infinitive of cognōscō (probably through a Vulgar Latin form conōscere), derived from nōscō (I know), from Proto-Italic *gnōskō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (to know).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈnoʃere/, [koˈn̺oʃ.ʃe.r̺e]
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  • Hyphenation: co‧nó‧sce‧re

Verb

conoscere

  1. (transitive) to know (a person or place), experience
  2. (transitive) to recognise

Conjugation

Synonyms

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