previous next
noscĭto , āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. nosco,
I.to know, to recognize (not in Cic. or Cæs.).
I. Lit.: “noscito hanc, nam videor, nescio ubi, me vidisse prius,” Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 14: “aliquem facie,” Liv. 22, 6: “noscitabatur tamen in tantā deformitate,” id. 2, 23, 4: “praefectos,” Curt. 3, 11, 10: “ducem,” Tac. H. 2, 12: “aliquem vocibus,” Plin. Ep. 6, 20, 14: “facile inscieis noscitetur ab omnibus,” Cat. 61, 219.—
B. To perceive, observe: “haut est dissimilis, meam quom formam noscito,” Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 5: “circumspectare omnibus fori partibus senatorem, raroque usquam noscitare,” Liv. 3, 38, 9.—
II. Transf., to examine, explore: “aedes noscitat,” Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 21: “nunc vestigia, si qua sunt, noscitabo,” id. Cist. 4, 2, 14.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.

hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide References (10 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (10):
    • Plautus, Cistellaria, 4.2
    • Plautus, Trinummus, 4.2
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 2.12
    • Plautus, Epidicus, 4.1
    • Plautus, Menaechmi, 5.9
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 6.20.14
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 3, 38.9
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2, 23.4
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 22, 6
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 3.11.10
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: