nescius

Latin

Etymology

From nesciō (“not to know”), equivalent to ne- +‎ scius, the latter more likely a backformation itself. Compare inscius.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. unknowing, ignorant, unaware
    Synonyms: ignārus, ignōrāns, īnscius, nesciēns, expers
    Antonyms: cōnsciēns, cognōscēns, cōnscius, scius, sciēns
  2. (passive voice) unknown

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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 nesciō nesciīs
Accusative nescium nesciam nescium nesciōs nesciās nescia
Ablative nesciō nesciā nesciō nesciīs
Vocative nescie nescia nescium nesciī nesciae nescia

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Asturian: neciu, ñeciu
  • Catalan: neci, nici
  • Old French: nice, niche, nisce
  • Galician: necio
  • Italian: nescio
  • Ligurian: néscio
  • Occitan: nèci
  • Portuguese: néscio
  • Old Spanish: nesçio

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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