agnosco

Latin

Alternative forms

• adgnōscō
• adnōscō

Etymology

From ad- +‎ gnōscō

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aɡˈnoːs.koː/, [äŋˈnoːs̠koː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aɲˈɲos.ko/, [äɲˈɲɔsko]

Verb

agnōscō (present infinitive agnōscere, perfect active agnōvī, supine agnitum); third conjugation

1. to recognize, realize or discern, become acquainted with, know, perceive

   Synonyms: cognōscō, inveniō, sentiō, cōnsciō, sapiō, sciō, nōscō, scīscō, intellegō, percipiō, discernō, tongeō, cernō, audiō

   Antonyms: ignōrō, nesciō

2. to acknowledge or claim

   Synonym: fateor

Conjugation

Conjugation of agnōscō (third conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	agnōscō	agnōscis	agnōscit	agnōscimus	agnōscitis	agnōscunt
	imperfect	agnōscēbam	agnōscēbās	agnōscēbat	agnōscēbāmus	agnōscēbātis	agnōscēbant
	future	agnōscam	agnōscēs	agnōscet	agnōscēmus	agnōscētis	agnōscent
	perfect	agnōvī	agnōvistī, agnōstī1	agnōvit	agnōvimus, agnōmus1	agnōvistis, agnōstis1	agnōvērunt, agnōvēre, agnōrunt1
	pluperfect	agnōveram, agnōram1	agnōverās, agnōrās1	agnōverat, agnōrat1	agnōverāmus, agnōrāmus1	agnōverātis, agnōrātis1	agnōverant, agnōrant1
	future perfect	agnōverō, agnōrō1	agnōveris, agnōris1	agnōverit, agnōrit1	agnōverimus, agnōrimus1	agnōveritis, agnōritis1	agnōverint, agnōrint1
passive	present	agnōscor	agnōsceris, agnōscere	agnōscitur	agnōscimur	agnōsciminī	agnōscuntur
	imperfect	agnōscēbar	agnōscēbāris, agnōscēbāre	agnōscēbātur	agnōscēbāmur	agnōscēbāminī	agnōscēbantur
	future	agnōscar	agnōscēris, agnōscēre	agnōscētur	agnōscēmur	agnōscēminī	agnōscentur
	perfect	agnitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	agnitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	agnitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	agnōscam	agnōscās	agnōscat	agnōscāmus	agnōscātis	agnōscant
	imperfect	agnōscerem	agnōscerēs	agnōsceret	agnōscerēmus	agnōscerētis	agnōscerent
	perfect	agnōverim, agnōrim1	agnōverīs, agnōrīs1	agnōverit, agnōrit1	agnōverīmus, agnōrīmus1	agnōverītis, agnōrītis1	agnōverint, agnōrint1
	pluperfect	agnōvissem, agnōssem1	agnōvissēs, agnōssēs1	agnōvisset, agnōsset1	agnōvissēmus, agnōssēmus1	agnōvissētis, agnōssētis1	agnōvissent, agnōssent1
passive	present	agnōscar	agnōscāris, agnōscāre	agnōscātur	agnōscāmur	agnōscāminī	agnōscantur
	imperfect	agnōscerer	agnōscerēris, agnōscerēre	agnōscerētur	agnōscerēmur	agnōscerēminī	agnōscerentur
	perfect	agnitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	agnitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	agnōsce	—	—	agnōscite	—
	future	—	agnōscitō	agnōscitō	—	agnōscitōte	agnōscuntō
passive	present	—	agnōscere	—	—	agnōsciminī	—
	future	—	agnōscitor	agnōscitor	—	—	agnōscuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		agnōscere	agnōvisse, agnōsse1	agnitūrum esse	agnōscī	agnitum esse	agnitum īrī
participles		agnōscēns	—	agnitūrus	—	agnitus	agnōscendus, agnōscundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		agnōscendī	agnōscendō	agnōscendum	agnōscendō	agnitum	agnitū

¹The verb "nōscō" and its compounds frequently drop the syllables "vi" and "ve" from their perfect, pluperfect and future perfect conjugations.

• Note: sometimes agnōtus, agnōtūrus

References

• “agnosco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “agnosco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• agnosco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.