insciens

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ sciēns.

Pronunciation

Adjective

īnsciēns (genitive īnscientis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. unknowing
  2. ignorant, stupid
  3. (adjective equivalent to an adverb) ignorantly, unknowingly

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative īnsciēns īnscientēs īnscientia
genitive īnscientis īnscientium
dative īnscientī īnscientibus
accusative īnscientem īnsciēns īnscientēs īnscientia
ablative īnscientī īnscientibus
vocative īnsciēns īnscientēs īnscientia

Derived terms

  • īnscienter (“ignorantly, unknowingly”)

Descendants

  • Italian: insciente
  • Portuguese: insciente

References

  • “insciens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “insciens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • insciens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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