agnosco

Latin

Alternative forms

adgnōscō
adnōscō

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aŋˈnoːs.koː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aɲˈɲɔs.ko]

Verb

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

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
to acknowledge or claim
Synonym: fateor

Conjugation

Conjugation of agnōscō (third conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		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, agnōt¹	agnōvimus, agnōmus¹	agnōvistis, agnōstis¹		agnōvērunt, agnōrunt, agnōvēre¹
	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
subjunctive		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
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	agnōsce		—	—	agnōscite		—
active	future	—	agnōscitō		agnōscitō	—	agnōscitōte		agnōscuntō
passive	present	—	agnōscere		—	—	agnōsciminī		—
passive	future	—	agnōscitor		agnōscitor	—	—		agnōscuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		agnōscere		agnōscī		agnōscēns		—
future		agnitūrum esse		agnitum īrī		agnitūrus		agnōscendus, agnōscundus
perfect		agnōvisse, agnōsse¹		agnitum esse		—		agnitus
future perfect		—		agnitum fore		—		—
perfect potential		agnitūrum fuisse		—		—		—
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.