LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

cognitus

cognitus m (genitive cognitūs)
Classical[ˈkɔŋ.nɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔɲ.ɲi.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculineacquaintance (act of getting to know one)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecognituscognitūs
genitivecognitūscognituum
dativecognituīcognitibus
accusativecognitumcognitūs
ablativecognitūcognitibus
vocativecognituscognitūs

cognĭtus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from cognosco.
cognĭtus, ūs, m. cognosco,
I. a becoming acquainted with, a knowing: variorum populorum, App. M. 9, p. 225.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincognitus

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱéti Proto-Italic *gnōskō Latin gnōscō Latin gnōscō Latin cognōscō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin cognitus From cognōscō + -tus (forming action nouns).

Quick answers

What does cognitus mean in Latin?
cognitus, a noun, means “acquaintance (act of getting to know one)”.
What is the genitive of cognitus?
The genitive singular is cognitūs. cognitus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce cognitus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔŋ.nɪ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔɲ.ɲi.tus].
Where does cognitus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cognitus.