verbthird conjugation
recognōscō
recognōscō (present infinitive recognōscere, perfect active recognōvī, supine recognitum)
Classical[rɛ.kɔŋˈnoːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[re.koɲˈɲɔs.ko]
Meaning
- to know again, recollect, recall to mind, recognize
- to look over, review, investigate, examine, inspect; certify, authenticate
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | recognōscō | recognōscēbam | recognōscam | recognōvī | recognōveram recognōram | recognōverō recognōrō |
| 2nd sg. | recognōscis | recognōscēbās | recognōscēs | recognōvistī recognōstī | recognōverās recognōrās | recognōveris recognōris |
| 3rd sg. | recognōscit | recognōscēbat | recognōscet | recognōvit recognōt | recognōverat recognōrat | recognōverit recognōrit |
| 1st pl. | recognōscimus | recognōscēbāmus | recognōscēmus | recognōvimus recognōmus | recognōverāmus recognōrāmus | recognōverimus recognōrimus |
| 2nd pl. | recognōscitis | recognōscēbātis | recognōscētis | recognōvistis recognōstis | recognōverātis recognōrātis | recognōveritis recognōritis |
| 3rd pl. | recognōscunt | recognōscēbant | recognōscent | recognōvērunt recognōrunt, recognōvēre | recognōverant recognōrant | recognōverint recognōrint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | recognōscam | recognōscerem | recognōverim recognōrim | recognōvissem recognōssem |
| 2nd sg. | recognōscās | recognōscerēs | recognōverīs recognōrīs | recognōvissēs recognōssēs |
| 3rd sg. | recognōscat | recognōsceret | recognōverit recognōrit | recognōvisset recognōsset |
| 1st pl. | recognōscāmus | recognōscerēmus | recognōverīmus recognōrīmus | recognōvissēmus recognōssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | recognōscātis | recognōscerētis | recognōverītis recognōrītis | recognōvissētis recognōssētis |
| 3rd pl. | recognōscant | recognōscerent | recognōverint recognōrint | recognōvissent recognōssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | recognōscor | recognōscēbar | recognōscar |
| 2nd sg. | recognōsceris recognōscere | recognōscēbāris recognōscēbāre | recognōscēris recognōscēre |
| 3rd sg. | recognōscitur | recognōscēbātur | recognōscētur |
| 1st pl. | recognōscimur | recognōscēbāmur | recognōscēmur |
| 2nd pl. | recognōsciminī | recognōscēbāminī | recognōscēminī |
| 3rd pl. | recognōscuntur | recognōscēbantur | recognōscentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | recognōscar | recognōscerer |
| 2nd sg. | recognōscāris recognōscāre | recognōscerēris recognōscerēre |
| 3rd sg. | recognōscātur | recognōscerētur |
| 1st pl. | recognōscāmur | recognōscerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | recognōscāminī | recognōscerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | recognōscantur | recognōscerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | recognōsce | recognōscere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | recognōscite | recognōsciminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | recognōscitō | recognōscitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | recognōscitō | recognōscitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | recognōscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | recognōscuntō | recognōscuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | recognōscere | recognōscī |
| perfect infinitive | recognōvisse recognōsse | recognitum esse |
| future infinitive | recognitūrum esse | recognitum īrī |
| present participle | recognōscēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | recognitus recognita, recognitā, recognitae, recognitam, recognitārum, recognitās, recognite, recognitī, recognitīs, recognitō, recognitōrum, recognitōs |
| future participle | recognitūrus recognitūra, recognitūrā, recognitūrae, recognitūram, recognitūrārum, recognitūrās, recognitūre, recognitūrī, recognitūrīs, recognitūrō, recognitūrōrum, recognitūrōs, recognitūrum | recognōscendus recognōscundus, recognōscenda, recognōscendā, recognōscendae, recognōscendam, recognōscendārum, recognōscendās, recognōscende, recognōscendīs, recognōscendōrum, recognōscendōs |
gerundrecognōscendī, recognōscendō, recognōscendumsupinerecognitum, recognitū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- recensere, lustrare, recognoscere exercitum (Liv. 42. 31)
- to review an army.
rĕ-cognosco, gnōvi, gnĭtum, 3, v. a.
I. To know again, recollect, recall to mind, recognize, i. q. recordor (class.;
esp. freq. in Cic.): se non tum illa discere, sed reminiscendo recognoscere, Cic. Tusc. 1, 24, 57 (just before, recordari); cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 12, § 32: fugam et furtum, id. ib. 2, 2, 6, § 18: ea, quae scit, mecum recognoscere, id. ib. 1, 5, 15; cf. id. Cat. 1, 3, 6: noctem illam superiorem mecum recognosce, id. ib. 1, 4, 8; Liv. 44, 38: cum te penitus recognovi, timere desino, Cic. Deiot. 2, 4; cf.: personas quasdam, id. Mil. 6, 6: in quibus (litteris) mirificum tuum erga me amorem recognovi, Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 12, 1; so, res (suas), Liv. 5, 16: spatia certaminum, Tac. H. 2, 70: dona templorum, id. Agr. 6: cuncta loca, Ov. M. 11, 62: sacra eruta annalibus, id. F. 1, 7; cf.: ille se imperatorem cognosceret, feel himself, Capitol. Gord. 30. — II. To look over, review, investigate, examine, inspect, i. q. recenseo (so most freq. since the Aug. per.):
quoniam non recognoscimus nunc leges populi Romani sed aut repetimus ereptas aut novas scribimus, Cic. Leg. 3, 16, 37: socios navales, Liv. 42, 31; cf. Front. Strat. 4, 6, 3: peregrinos, Just. 43, 4, 11: equitum turmas, Suet. Aug. 37; 38; id. Tib. 61; Just. 43, 4, 11: agros, Liv. 42, 8, 9: ergastula, Suet. Aug. 32: supellectilem Darei et omnem pecuniam, Curt. 5, 1, 23: mancipia ergastuli, Col. 1, 8, 16: instrumentum rusticum, id. 11, 1, 20: numerum (gregis, militum), id. 8, 11, 2; Just. 3, 1, 7: praedam, id. 11, 14, 8: sigillum, App. M. 10, p. 243, 8.— Poet.: (Caesar triumphans) Dona recognoscit populorum, surveys, * Verg. A. 8, 721. —B. In partic., to examine a writing in respect to its genuineness and value; to certify, authenticate:
tabulas in foro summā hominum frequentiā exscribo ... Haec omnia summā curā et diligentiā recognita et collata et ab hominibus honestissimis obsignata sunt, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 77, § 190; cf.: decretum Pompeii, id. Balb. 5, 11: codicem, id. Vatin. 2, 5: descriptum et recognitum, Dig. 10, 2, 5; Inscr. Grut. 214; 573: libellos recognoscere et emendare, to revise and correct, Plin. Ep. 4, 26, 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
re-cōgnōscō gnōvī, gnitus, ere,
to know again, recollect, recall to mind, recognize: qualis fuerit, ex eo: ea, quae scit, mecum: mecum noctem illam: res (suas), L.: dona templorum, Ta.: sacra annalibus eruta, O.—To look over, review, investigate, examine, inspect: leges populi R.: socios navalīs, L.: supellectilem Darei, Cu.: Dona populorum, survey, V.—To examine, certify, authenticate: haec omnia summā curā et diligentiā recognita sunt: Pompei decretum.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinrecognōscō
Latin cognōscō Latin recognōscō From re- (“back; again”) + cognōscō (“know, recognize”).
Descendants
- Catalanreconèixer
- Englishrecognosce
- Englishrecognize
- Frenchreconnaîtrefrom Old French reconoistre
- Englishreconnoiterfrom Old French reconoistre
- Germanrekognoszieren
- Italianriconoscere
- Occitanarreconéisher
- Occitanreconéisser
- Portuguesereconhecer