rescisco

Latin

Etymology

From re- (“back, again”) +‎ scīscō (“seek to know; learn; approve”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /resˈkiːs.koː/, [rɛs̠ˈkiːs̠koː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reʃˈʃis.ko/, [reʃˈʃisko]

Verb

rescīscō (present infinitive rescīscere, perfect active rescīvī or resciī, supine rescītum); third conjugation

1. to learn, find out, get to know of, bring to light, ascertain something

Usage notes

• Often in constructions using dē, the accusative and infinitive or an indirect question.

Conjugation

Conjugation of rescīscō (third conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	rescīscō	rescīscis	rescīscit	rescīscimus	rescīscitis	rescīscunt
	imperfect	rescīscēbam	rescīscēbās	rescīscēbat	rescīscēbāmus	rescīscēbātis	rescīscēbant
	future	rescīscam	rescīscēs	rescīscet	rescīscēmus	rescīscētis	rescīscent
	perfect	rescīvī, resciī	rescīvistī, resciistī	rescīvit, resciit	rescīvimus, resciimus	rescīvistis, resciistis	rescīvērunt, rescīvēre, resciērunt, resciēre
	pluperfect	rescīveram, rescieram	rescīverās, rescierās	rescīverat, rescierat	rescīverāmus, rescierāmus	rescīverātis, rescierātis	rescīverant, rescierant
	future perfect	rescīverō, rescierō	rescīveris, rescieris	rescīverit, rescierit	rescīverimus, rescierimus	rescīveritis, rescieritis	rescīverint, rescierint
passive	present	rescīscor	rescīsceris, rescīscere	rescīscitur	rescīscimur	rescīsciminī	rescīscuntur
	imperfect	rescīscēbar	rescīscēbāris, rescīscēbāre	rescīscēbātur	rescīscēbāmur	rescīscēbāminī	rescīscēbantur
	future	rescīscar	rescīscēris, rescīscēre	rescīscētur	rescīscēmur	rescīscēminī	rescīscentur
	perfect	rescītus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	rescītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	rescītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	rescīscam	rescīscās	rescīscat	rescīscāmus	rescīscātis	rescīscant
	imperfect	rescīscerem	rescīscerēs	rescīsceret	rescīscerēmus	rescīscerētis	rescīscerent
	perfect	rescīverim, rescierim	rescīverīs, rescierīs	rescīverit, rescierit	rescīverīmus, rescierīmus	rescīverītis, rescierītis	rescīverint, rescierint
	pluperfect	rescīvissem, resciissem	rescīvissēs, resciissēs	rescīvisset, resciisset	rescīvissēmus, resciissēmus	rescīvissētis, resciissētis	rescīvissent, resciissent
passive	present	rescīscar	rescīscāris, rescīscāre	rescīscātur	rescīscāmur	rescīscāminī	rescīscantur
	imperfect	rescīscerer	rescīscerēris, rescīscerēre	rescīscerētur	rescīscerēmur	rescīscerēminī	rescīscerentur
	perfect	rescītus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	rescītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	rescīsce	—	—	rescīscite	—
	future	—	rescīscitō	rescīscitō	—	rescīscitōte	rescīscuntō
passive	present	—	rescīscere	—	—	rescīsciminī	—
	future	—	rescīscitor	rescīscitor	—	—	rescīscuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		rescīscere	rescīvisse, resciisse	rescītūrum esse	rescīscī	rescītum esse	rescītum īrī
participles		rescīscēns	—	rescītūrus	—	rescītus	rescīscendus, rescīscundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		rescīscendī	rescīscendō	rescīscendum	rescīscendō	rescītum	rescītū

Related terms

• ascīscō
• cōnscīscō
• dēscīscō
• perscīscō
• scīscō

References

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