LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

cognōscendus

cognōscendus (feminine cognōscenda, neuter cognōscendum)

Meaning

  1. participlewhich is to be known or recognised
    Dum haec ad Gergoviam geruntur, Haedui primis nuntiis ab Litavicco acceptis nullum sibi ad cognoscendum spatium relinquunt.While these things are carrying on at Gergovia, the Haedui, accepted the first messages from Ludovicus, and left no space for them to be recognised.c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 7.42

Origins

Future passive participle (gerundive) of cognōscō

Quick answers

What does cognōscendus mean in Latin?
cognōscendus, a verb, means “which is to be known or recognised”.
What are the principal parts of cognōscendus?
cognōscendus, cognōscenda, cognōscendum (first/second-declension participle).