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phrase

cōgitō

cōgitō, ergō sum
Classical[ˈkoː.ɡɪ.toː ˈɛr.ɡoː ˈsũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.d͡ʒi.to ˈɛr.ɡo ˈsum]
№ 515 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. New LatinI think, therefore I am

Origins

First written in French by René Descartes, a 17th century French philosopher, in Discourse on the Method (1637) as je pense, donc je suis, which he later expressed in Latin in Principles of Philosophy (1644).

Quick answers

What does cōgitō mean in Latin?
cōgitō, a phrase, means “I think, therefore I am”.
How do you pronounce cōgitō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkoː.ɡɪ.toː ˈɛr.ɡoː ˈsũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔː.d͡ʒi.to ˈɛr.ɡo ˈsum].