nescius

== Latin == === Etymology === From nesciō (“not to know”), equivalent to ne- +‎ scius, the latter more likely a backformation itself. Compare inscius. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɛs.ki.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɛʃ.ʃi.us] === Adjective === nescius (feminine nescia, neuter nescium); first/second-declension adjective not knowing, unknowing, in ignorance, ignorant, unaware, untaught Synonyms: ignārus, ignōrāns, īnscius, nesciēns, expers Antonyms: cōnsciēns, cognōscēns, cōnscius, scius, sciēns (passive voice) unknown ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== nescium ==== Descendants ==== ==== References ==== “nescius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “nescius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “nescius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.