LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation, no passive

cōnsciō

cōnsciō (present infinitive cōnscīre, perfect active cōnscīvī, supine cōnscītum)
Classical[ˈkõː.ski.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔn̠ʲ.ʃi.o]

Meaning

  1. to be conscious of, have on one's conscience
  2. Late Latinto know well, be aware

Conjugation conjugation 4

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.cōnsciōcōnsciēbamcōnsciamcōnscīvīcōnscīveramcōnscīverō
2nd sg.cōnscīscōnsciēbāscōnsciēscōnscīvistīcōnscīverāscōnscīveris
3rd sg.cōnscitcōnsciēbatcōnscietcōnscīvitcōnscīveratcōnscīverit
1st pl.cōnscīmuscōnsciēbāmuscōnsciēmuscōnscīvimuscōnscīverāmuscōnscīverimus
2nd pl.cōnscītiscōnsciēbātiscōnsciētiscōnscīvistiscōnscīverātiscōnscīveritis
3rd pl.cōnsciuntcōnsciēbantcōnscientcōnscīvērunt
cōnscīvēre
cōnscīverantcōnscīverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.cōnsciamcōnscīremcōnscīverimcōnscīvissem
2nd sg.cōnsciāscōnscīrēscōnscīverīscōnscīvissēs
3rd sg.cōnsciatcōnscīretcōnscīveritcōnscīvisset
1st pl.cōnsciāmuscōnscīrēmuscōnscīverīmuscōnscīvissēmus
2nd pl.cōnsciātiscōnscīrētiscōnscīverītiscōnscīvissētis
3rd pl.cōnsciantcōnscīrentcōnscīverintcōnscīvissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.cōnscī—
pres. 2nd pl.cōnscīte—
fut. 2nd sg.cōnscītō—
fut. 3rd sg.cōnscītō—
fut. 2nd pl.cōnscītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.cōnsciuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecōnscīre—
perfect infinitivecōnscīvisse—
future infinitivecōnscītūrum esse—
present participlecōnsciēns—
future participlecōnscītūrus—
gerundcōnsciendī, cōnsciendō, cōnsciendumsupinecōnscītum, cōnscītū

con-scĭo, īre, v. a. *
I. To be conscious of wrong: nil sibi, * Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 61.—
II. To know well (late Lat.): consciens Christus, quid esset, Tert. Carn. Chr. 3.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin cōnsciō From con- + sciō (“know”).

Quick answers

What does cōnsciō mean in Latin?
cōnsciō, a verb, means “to be conscious of, have on one's conscience; to know well, be aware”.
What are the principal parts of cōnsciō?
cōnsciō, cōnscīre, cōnscīvī, cōnscītum (fourth conjugation, no passive).
How do you pronounce cōnsciō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkõː.ski.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔn̠ʲ.ʃi.o].
Where does cōnsciō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnsciō.