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verbthird conjugation

rescīscō

rescīscō (present infinitive rescīscere, perfect active rescīvī or resciī, supine rescītum)
Classical[rɛsˈkiːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[reʃˈʃis.ko]

Meaning

  1. to learn, find out, get to know of, bring to light, ascertain something

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.rescīscōrescīscēbamrescīscamrescīvī
resciī
rescīveram
rescieram
rescīverō
rescierō
2nd sg.rescīscisrescīscēbāsrescīscēsrescīvistī
resciistī
rescīverās
rescierās
rescīveris
rescieris
3rd sg.rescīscitrescīscēbatrescīscetrescīvit
resciit
rescīverat
rescierat
rescīverit
rescierit
1st pl.rescīscimusrescīscēbāmusrescīscēmusrescīvimus
resciimus
rescīverāmus
rescierāmus
rescīverimus
rescierimus
2nd pl.rescīscitisrescīscēbātisrescīscētisrescīvistis
resciistis
rescīverātis
rescierātis
rescīveritis
rescieritis
3rd pl.rescīscuntrescīscēbantrescīscentrescīvērunt
rescīvēre, resciērunt, resciēre
rescīverant
rescierant
rescīverint
rescierint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.rescīscamrescīsceremrescīverim
rescierim
rescīvissem
resciissem
2nd sg.rescīscāsrescīscerēsrescīverīs
rescierīs
rescīvissēs
resciissēs
3rd sg.rescīscatrescīsceretrescīverit
rescierit
rescīvisset
resciisset, rescīsset
1st pl.rescīscāmusrescīscerēmusrescīverīmus
rescierīmus
rescīvissēmus
resciissēmus
2nd pl.rescīscātisrescīscerētisrescīverītis
rescierītis
rescīvissētis
resciissētis
3rd pl.rescīscantrescīscerentrescīverint
rescierint
rescīvissent
resciissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.rescīscorrescīscēbarrescīscar
2nd sg.rescīsceris
rescīscere
rescīscēbāris
rescīscēbāre
rescīscēris
rescīscēre
3rd sg.rescīsciturrescīscēbāturrescīscētur
1st pl.rescīscimurrescīscēbāmurrescīscēmur
2nd pl.rescīsciminīrescīscēbāminīrescīscēminī
3rd pl.rescīscunturrescīscēbanturrescīscentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.rescīscarrescīscerer
2nd sg.rescīscāris
rescīscāre
rescīscerēris
rescīscerēre
3rd sg.rescīscāturrescīscerētur
1st pl.rescīscāmurrescīscerēmur
2nd pl.rescīscāminīrescīscerēminī
3rd pl.rescīscanturrescīscerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.rescīscerescīscere
pres. 2nd pl.rescīsciterescīsciminī
fut. 2nd sg.rescīscitōrescīscitor
fut. 3rd sg.rescīscitōrescīscitor
fut. 2nd pl.rescīscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.rescīscuntōrescīscuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiverescīscererescīscī
perfect infinitiverescīvisse
resciisse
rescītum esse
future infinitiverescītūrum esserescītum īrī
present participlerescīscēns—
perfect participle—rescītus
rescīta, rescītā, rescītae, rescītam, rescītārum, rescītās, rescīte, rescītī, rescītīs, rescītō, rescītōrum, rescītōs
future participlerescītūrus
rescītūra, rescītūrā, rescītūrae, rescītūram, rescītūrārum, rescītūrās, rescītūre, rescītūrī, rescītūrīs, rescītūrō, rescītūrōrum, rescītūrōs, rescītūrum
rescīscendus
rescīscundus, rescīscenda, rescīscendā, rescīscendae, rescīscendam, rescīscendārum, rescīscendās, rescīscende, rescīscendīs, rescīscendōrum, rescīscendōs
gerundrescīscendī, rescīscendō, rescīscendumsupinerescītum, rescītū

rē-scisco, īvi or ii, ītum, 3 (the primitive form, rescio, is assumed by Gell. 2, 19, 4, but is not confirmed by any example),
I. v. inch. n., to learn, find out, ascertain a thing (qs. bringing it again to light from concealment; cf. reperio; mostly ante-class.; esp. freq. in Ter.).
1. In tempp. press.: omnia omnes ubi resciscunt, Ter. Hec. 5, 4, 27 sq.; Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 29; id. As. 3, 3, 153; id. Bacch. 4, 7, 28 et saep.; Ter. And. 2, 3, 26; id. Heaut. 4, 2, 3; 4, 3, 19 et saep.—
2. In tempp. perff.: ea Lucani ubi resciverunt, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 2, 19, 7; Naev. and Cato ap. Gell. l. l.; Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 40; id. Cist. 1, 3, 48; id. Capt. 5, 1, 25; id. Bacch. 4, 6, 12 et saep.; Ter. And. 2, 2, 3; 3, 2, 14; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 47; id. Ad. 5, 3, 5: cum id rescierit, * Cic. Off. 3, 23, 91; Caes. B. G. 1, 28; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 12, 2; Liv. 41, 22; Suet. Calig. 17; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 227; Ov. M. 2, 424: rescierunt, Nep. Paus. 3, 4: resciit, id. Dat. 2, 4: rescituros, id. Eum. 8, 6: rescitum iri, Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 45.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinrescīscō

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 rescīscō From re- (“back, again”) + scīscō (“seek to know; learn; approve”).

Quick answers

What does rescīscō mean in Latin?
rescīscō, a verb, means “to learn, find out, get to know of, bring to light, ascertain something”.
What are the principal parts of rescīscō?
rescīscō, rescīscere, rescīvī, rescītum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce rescīscō?
In classical Latin, [rɛsˈkiːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reʃˈʃis.ko].
Where does rescīscō come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin rescīscō.