sciens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of sciō (“I can, know, understand”).

Participle

sciēns m, f, and n (genitive scientis); third declension

1. knowing, understanding
2. conscious, aware
3. knowledgeable, skilled
4. (figuratively, of a woman) having sexual relations with a man.

Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	sciēns	sciēns		scientēs	scientia
genitive	scientis	scientis		scientium	scientium
dative	scientī	scientī		scientibus	scientibus
accusative	scientem	sciēns		scientēs	scientia
ablative	sciente1	sciente1		scientibus	scientibus
vocative	sciēns	sciēns		scientēs	scientia

¹ But scientī when used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

• omnisciēns
• scientia