LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, deponent

agnāscor

agnāscor (present infinitive agnāscī, perfect active agnātus sum)
Classical[aŋˈnaːs.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[aɲˈɲas.kor]

Meaning

  1. deponentto be born in addition (especially after the father has made his will)
  2. deponentto develop; to grow later

Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.agnāscoragnāscēbaragnāscar———
2nd sg.agnāsceris
agnāscere
agnāscēbāris
agnāscēbāre
agnāscēris
agnāscēre
———
3rd sg.agnāscituragnāscēbāturagnāscētur———
1st pl.agnāscimuragnāscēbāmuragnāscēmur———
2nd pl.agnāsciminīagnāscēbāminīagnāscēminī———
3rd pl.agnāscunturagnāscēbanturagnāscentur———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.agnāscaragnāscerer——
2nd sg.agnāscāris
agnāscāre
agnāscerēris
agnāscerēre
——
3rd sg.agnāscāturagnāscerētur——
1st pl.agnāscāmuragnāscerēmur——
2nd pl.agnāscāminīagnāscerēminī——
3rd pl.agnāscanturagnāscerentur——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.agnāscere—
pres. 2nd pl.agnāsciminī—
fut. 2nd sg.agnāscitor—
fut. 3rd sg.agnāscitor—
fut. 3rd pl.agnāscuntor—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveagnāscī—
perfect infinitiveagnātum esse—
future infinitiveagnātūrum esse—
present participleagnāscēns—
perfect participleagnātus—
future participleagnātūrus
agnātūra, agnātūrā, agnātūrae, agnātūram, agnātūrārum, agnātūrās, agnātūre, agnātūrī, agnātūrīs, agnātūrō, agnātūrōrum, agnātūrōs, agnātūrum
agnāscendus
agnāscundus, agnāscenda, agnāscendā, agnāscendae, agnāscendam, agnāscendārum, agnāscendās, agnāscende, agnāscendīs, agnāscendōrum, agnāscendōs
gerundagnāscendī, agnāscendō, agnāscendumsupineagnātum, agnātū

a-gnascor (adg-), nātus, 3, v. dep. ad-gnascor, nascor.
1. To be born in addition to; commonly,
A. Of children that are not born until after the father has made his will: constat agnascendo rumpi testamentum, Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 241; so id. Caecin. 25; Dig. 25, 3, 3.—Metaph.,
B. Of adopted children, to accrue by adoption: qui in adoptionem datur, his, quibus agnascitur, cognatus fit, Paul. Dig. 1, 7, 23; cf. id. ib. 1, 7, 10.—
II. Of plants, to grow to, at, or upon something: viscum in quercu adgnasci, Plin. 16, 44, 93, § 245; 27, 11, 73, § 97.—
III. Of teeth, to grow afterwards, Gell. 3, 10.—Of hair, Plin. 11, 39, 94, § 231. —Of limbs: membra animalibus adgnata inutilia sunt, Plin. 11, 52, 113, § 272.—Of plants: tubera et cetera quae subito adgnascuntur, Scrib. Comp. 82.—Hence, agnā-tus (adg-), a, um, P. a.
A. Lit., born to, belonging to, or connected with by birth; and subst., a blood relation by the father's side (father, son, grandson, etc.; brother, brother's son, brother's grandson, etc.; uncle, cousin, second cousin, etc.); accordingly of more limited signif. than cognatus, which includes blood relations on the mother's side; the idea in gentilis is still more extended, including all the persons belonging to a gens, and bearing the same gentile name, e. g. the Cornelii, Fabii, Aemilii, etc., v. Smith's Dict. Antiq.; Gai Inst. 1, 156; Ulp. 26, 1, 10, § 2; cf. Zimmern, Röm. Priv. Rechtsgesch. 1, 507 sq.—Even the XII. Tables mention the Agnati: SI. (PATERFAMILIAS) INTESTATO. MORITVR. CVI. SVVS. HERES. NEC. SIT. ADGNATVS. PROXIMVS. FAMILIAM. HABETO., Cic. Inv. 2, 50, and Ulp. Fragm. Tit. 26, § 1: SI. ADGNATVS. NEC. ESCIT. (sit) GENTILIS. FAMILIAM. NANCITOR., Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. Tit. 16, § 4: SI. FVRIOSVS. EST. ADGNATORVM. GENTILIVMQVE. IN. EO. PECVNIAQVE. EIVS. POTESTAS. ESTO., Cic. Inv. 2, 5; Auct. ad Her. 1, 13.—Hence, the proverb: ad adgnatos et gentiles est deducendus, for a madman or insane person, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 8.—
B. Ag-nāti, orum, subst., children born after the father has made his will (cf. I. A.): numerum liberorum finire aut quemquam ex adgnatis necare flagitium habetur, Tac. G. 19; id. H. 5, 5.

Origins

From ad- + gnāscor.

In English words that came into English from agnāscor

  • adnateadnatus

Quick answers

What does agnāscor mean in Latin?
agnāscor, a verb, means “to be born in addition (especially after the father has made his will); to develop; to grow later”.
What are the principal parts of agnāscor?
agnāscor, agnāscī, agnātus sum (third conjugation, deponent).
How do you pronounce agnāscor?
In classical Latin, [aŋˈnaːs.kɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aɲˈɲas.kor].