conscient
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin consciens, conscientis, present participle.
Adjective
conscient (comparative more conscient, superlative most conscient)
- (obsolete) conscious; aware
- 1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC:
- As we see in Augustus Cæsar, (who was rather diverse from his uncle, than inferior in virtue,) how when he died, he desired his friends about him to give him a plaudite, as if he were conscient to himself that he had played his part well upon the stage.
See also
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.sjɑ̃/
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Adjective
conscient (feminine consciente, masculine plural conscients, feminine plural conscientes)
- Physically alert; conscious
- aware of something's implications or consequences
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Further reading
- “conscient”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Romanian
Adjective
conscient m or n (feminine singular conscientă, masculine plural conscienți, feminine and neuter plural consciente)
- Obsolete form of conștient.
Declension
Declension of conscient
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | conscient | conscientă | conscienți | consciente | ||
definite | conscientul | conscienta | conscienții | conscientele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | conscient | consciente | conscienți | consciente | ||
definite | conscientului | conscientei | conscienților | conscientelor |
References
- conscient in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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