NESCIMUS, nescimus
Sounds Like: NEH-ski-moos
Translations: we do not know, we are ignorant
From the root: NESCIO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is the first-person plural present active indicative form of the verb 'nescio', meaning 'to not know' or 'to be ignorant'. It is used when a group of people (we) state that they do not possess knowledge about something. For example, it could be used in a sentence like 'Nescimus veritatem' (We do not know the truth).
Inflection: First Person, Plural, Present Tense, Active Voice, Indicative Mood
Instances
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 11:2
From the same root
No other words from the same root, NESCIO, appear in our texts.
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