Adjective: nescius
Hyphenation:
Declension: First, Second
Nominative
| Singular masc. | nescius |
| Singular fem. | nescia |
| Singular neut. | nescium |
| Plural masc. | nesciī |
| Plural fem. | nesciae |
| Plural neut. | nescia |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | nesciī |
| Singular fem. | nesciae |
| Singular neut. | nesciī |
| Plural masc. | nesciōrum |
| Plural fem. | nesciārum |
| Plural neut. | nesciōrum |
Dative
| Singular masc. | nesciō |
| Singular fem. | nesciae |
| Singular neut. | nesciō |
| Plural masc. | nesciīs |
| Plural fem. | nesciīs |
| Plural neut. | nesciīs |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | nescium |
| Singular fem. | nesciam |
| Singular neut. | nescium |
| Plural masc. | nesciōs |
| Plural fem. | nesciās |
| Plural neut. | nescia |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | nesciō |
| Singular fem. | nesciā |
| Singular neut. | nesciō |
| Plural masc. | nesciīs |
| Plural fem. | nesciīs |
| Plural neut. | nesciīs |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | nescie |
| Singular fem. | nescia |
| Singular neut. | nescium |
| Plural masc. | nesciī |
| Plural fem. | nesciae |
| Plural neut. | nescia |
Comparison
Sample Sentences
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[...] pāstor agēns tēlīs, līquitque volātile ferrum / nescius; [...]. (… and the shepherd, driving in [such] darts, has departed from his flying weapon, unaware; ….
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(In the simile comparing Dido falling in love to a deer struck by an arrow, at first Aeneas — i.e., the archer — does not know what has happened.)) [29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.71-72]
Adjectives inflected like nescius
palmātus,
rēctangulus,
ursīnus,
palmōsus,
negātōrius,
Cimmerius,
fēlīnus,
deltoīdeus,
flūctifragus,
Colōnēus,
recordātīvus,
erēmīticus,
nūnciātōrius,
idōneus,
carcinophagus,
servus,
sentus,
imāginōsus,
chelīdonius,
foetulentus, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From nesciō (“not to know”) + -us, equivalent to ne- + scius, the latter more likely a backformation itself. Compare inscius.
Verbs referencing "nescius"
English Adjectives
nice, French Adjectives
nice, Italian Adjectives
nescio, Catalan Adjectives
neci, Spanish Adjectives
necio.
Translations