nescius

Latin

Etymology

From ne- +‎ scius.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnes.ki.us/, [ˈnɛs.ki.ʊs]

Adjective

nescius (feminine nescia, neuter nescium); first/second declension

  1. unaware, ignorant (of a fact)
  2. not knowing how, unable (with infinitive)

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative nescius nescia nescium nesciī nesciae nescia
Genitive nesciī nesciae nesciī nesciōrum nesciārum nesciōrum
Dative nesciō nesciae nesciō nesciīs nesciīs nesciīs
Accusative nescium nesciam nescium nesciōs nesciās nescia
Ablative nesciō nesciā nesciō nesciīs nesciīs nesciīs
Vocative nescie nescia nescium nesciī nesciae nescia

Descendants

References
  • nescius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • nescius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • nescius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • I know very well: non sum ignarus, nescius (not non sum inscius)
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