verbthird conjugation
cōnscīscō
cōnscīscō (present infinitive cōnscīscere, perfect active cōnscīvī or cōnsciī, supine cōnscītum)
Classical[kõːˈskiːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[kon̠ʲˈʃis.ko]
Meaning
- to approve of, decree, determine, ordain, enact, determine or resolve upon something
- usuallyto adjudge or decree for oneself, appropriate to oneself
- usuallyto inflict or bring upon oneself
Orgetorix mortuus est; neque abest suspicio, ut Helvetii arbitrantur, quin ipse sibi mortem consciverit.
Orgetorix is dead; not without suspicion, as the Helvetii think, that he may have brought about his own deathc. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 1.4
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
resolve upon (for oneself)
cōnscīscō -ere — in De Bello Gallico II
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnscīscō | cōnscīscēbam | cōnscīscam | cōnscīvī cōnsciī | cōnscīveram cōnscieram | cōnscīverō cōnscierō |
| 2nd sg. | cōnscīscis | cōnscīscēbās | cōnscīscēs | cōnscīvistī cōnsciistī | cōnscīverās cōnscierās | cōnscīveris cōnscieris |
| 3rd sg. | cōnscīscit | cōnscīscēbat | cōnscīscet | cōnscīvit cōnsciit | cōnscīverat cōnscierat | cōnscīverit cōnscierit |
| 1st pl. | cōnscīscimus | cōnscīscēbāmus | cōnscīscēmus | cōnscīvimus cōnsciimus | cōnscīverāmus cōnscierāmus | cōnscīverimus cōnscierimus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnscīscitis | cōnscīscēbātis | cōnscīscētis | cōnscīvistis cōnsciistis | cōnscīverātis cōnscierātis | cōnscīveritis cōnscieritis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnscīscunt | cōnscīscēbant | cōnscīscent | cōnscīvērunt cōnscīvēre, cōnsciērunt, cōnsciēre | cōnscīverant cōnscierant | cōnscīverint cōnscierint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnscīscam | cōnscīscerem | cōnscīverim cōnscierim | cōnscīvissem cōnsciissem |
| 2nd sg. | cōnscīscās | cōnscīscerēs | cōnscīverīs cōnscierīs | cōnscīvissēs cōnsciissēs |
| 3rd sg. | cōnscīscat | cōnscīsceret | cōnscīverit cōnscierit | cōnscīvisset cōnsciisset, cōnscīsset |
| 1st pl. | cōnscīscāmus | cōnscīscerēmus | cōnscīverīmus cōnscierīmus | cōnscīvissēmus cōnsciissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnscīscātis | cōnscīscerētis | cōnscīverītis cōnscierītis | cōnscīvissētis cōnsciissētis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnscīscant | cōnscīscerent | cōnscīverint cōnscierint | cōnscīvissent cōnsciissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnscīscor | cōnscīscēbar | cōnscīscar |
| 2nd sg. | cōnscīsceris cōnscīscere | cōnscīscēbāris cōnscīscēbāre | cōnscīscēris cōnscīscēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnscīscitur | cōnscīscēbātur | cōnscīscētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnscīscimur | cōnscīscēbāmur | cōnscīscēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnscīsciminī | cōnscīscēbāminī | cōnscīscēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnscīscuntur | cōnscīscēbantur | cōnscīscentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnscīscar | cōnscīscerer |
| 2nd sg. | cōnscīscāris cōnscīscāre | cōnscīscerēris cōnscīscerēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnscīscātur | cōnscīscerētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnscīscāmur | cōnscīscerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnscīscāminī | cōnscīscerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnscīscantur | cōnscīscerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cōnscīsce | cōnscīscere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cōnscīscite | cōnscīsciminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cōnscīscitō | cōnscīscitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cōnscīscitō | cōnscīscitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cōnscīscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cōnscīscuntō | cōnscīscuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cōnscīscere | cōnscīscī |
| perfect infinitive | cōnscīvisse cōnsciisse | cōnscītum esse |
| future infinitive | cōnscītūrum esse | cōnscītum īrī |
| present participle | cōnscīscēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | cōnscītus cōnscīta, cōnscītā, cōnscītae, cōnscītam, cōnscītārum, cōnscītās, cōnscīte, cōnscītī, cōnscītīs, cōnscītō, cōnscītōrum, cōnscītōs |
| future participle | cōnscītūrus cōnscītūra, cōnscītūrā, cōnscītūrae, cōnscītūram, cōnscītūrārum, cōnscītūrās, cōnscītūre, cōnscītūrī, cōnscītūrīs, cōnscītūrō, cōnscītūrōrum, cōnscītūrōs, cōnscītūrum | cōnscīscendus cōnscīscundus, cōnscīscenda, cōnscīscendā, cōnscīscendae, cōnscīscendam, cōnscīscendārum, cōnscīscendās, cōnscīscende, cōnscīscendīs, cōnscīscendōrum, cōnscīscendōs |
gerundcōnscīscendī, cōnscīscendō, cōnscīscendumsupinecōnscītum, cōnscītū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- mortem sibi consciscere
- to commit suicide.
- veneno sibi mortem consciscere
- to poison oneself.
con-scisco, scīvi or scĭi, scītum, 3, v. a.
I. Publicists' t. t., to approve of, decree, determine or resolve upon something in common:
populi jussa vetita quom suffragio consciscentur, Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 10: Senatus populi Romani Quiritium censuit, consensit, conscivit ut bellum cum priscis Latinis fieret, etc. (an old formula for the declaration of war), Liv. 1, 32, 13: Tusci fere omnes consciverant bellum, had decided upon, decreed, id. 10, 18, 2: communi consilio fugam, id. 10, 34, 13: facinus in se ac suos foedum ac ferum, id. 28, 22, 5 Weissenb. ad loc.: causam, Gell. 5, 10, 9 (not consistere; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. p. 349).—Hence, II. Transf. from the sphere of state affairs; aliquid sibi or absol.; lit., to adjudge, appropriate to one's self (cf. ascisco); hence, with the access. idea of personal action, to inflict or bring upon one's self (most frequently death;—class.).
(a). With sibi: letum, * Lucr. 3, 81:
mortem, to kill one's self, Cic. Clu. 61, 171; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 56, § 129; id. Brut. 11, 43; id. Tusc. 1, 34, 83; id. Off. 1, 31, 112; Caes. B. G. 1, 4; Liv. 3, 58, 6; 45, 5, 12: necem, Cic. N. D. 2, 3, 7; Nep. ap. Gell. 7, 18, 11: exsilium, Liv. 10, 17, 2; 29, 36, 12: exsilium ac fugam, to go into voluntary exile, id. 5, 53, 5.—(b). Without sibi:
letum, Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 26: mortem, Liv. 9, 26, 7: necem, Suet. Claud. 31, n. 3: fugam, to flee, Liv. 10, 34, 13; 33, 48, 10; Tac. H. 3, 9: caecitatem, Gell. 10, 17, 2.—Pass.: consciscenda mors voluntaria, Cic. Fam. 7, 3, 3: de consciscendā nece cogitare, Suet. Caes. 36: nece conscitā, Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 107 (in Nep. Alcib. 11, 1, conscierunt is a false read. for consentiunt or conspirant; cf. Nipperd. Spicil. ap. Corn. Nep. p. 37 sq.).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōn-scīscō scīvī
(-scīsse, L.; -scīsset, C.), scītus, īre.—Of public acts, to approve of, decree, determine, resolve upon: Senatus censuit, conscivit ut bellum fieret, L. (old formula): bellum, L.: facinus in se foedum, L.—To adjudge, appropriate: mortem sibi, to commit suicide: necem sibi: exsilium nobis, L.: mortem (sc. sibi), L.: mors ab ipsis conscita, L.: consciscenda mors voluntaria.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōnscīscō
Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin scīscō Latin cōnscīscō From con- + scīscō (“seek to know; learn; approve”).