rescisco

Latin

Etymology

From re- (“back, again”) +‎ scīscō (“seek to know; learn; approve”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /resˈkiːs.koː/, [rɛs̠ˈkiːs̠koː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reʃˈʃis.ko/, [reʃˈʃisko]

Verb

rescīscō (present infinitive rescīscere, perfect active rescīvī or resciī, supine rescītum); third conjugation

1. to learn, find out, get to know of, bring to light, ascertain something

Usage notes

• Often in constructions using dē, the accusative and infinitive or an indirect question.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of rescīscō (third conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	rescīscō		rescīscis		rescīscit		rescīscimus		rescīscitis		rescīscunt
	imperfect	rescīscēbam		rescīscēbās		rescīscēbat		rescīscēbāmus		rescīscēbātis		rescīscēbant
	future	rescīscam		rescīscēs		rescīscet		rescīscēmus		rescīscētis		rescīscent
	perfect	rescīvī, resciī		rescīvistī, resciistī		rescīvit, resciit		rescīvimus, resciimus		rescīvistis, resciistis		rescīvērunt, rescīvēre, resciērunt, resciēre
	pluperfect	rescīveram, rescieram		rescīverās, rescierās		rescīverat, rescierat		rescīverāmus, rescierāmus		rescīverātis, rescierātis		rescīverant, rescierant
	future perfect	rescīverō, rescierō		rescīveris, rescieris		rescīverit, rescierit		rescīverimus, rescierimus		rescīveritis, rescieritis		rescīverint, rescierint
passive	present	rescīscor		rescīsceris, rescīscere		rescīscitur		rescīscimur		rescīsciminī		rescīscuntur
	imperfect	rescīscēbar		rescīscēbāris, rescīscēbāre		rescīscēbātur		rescīscēbāmur		rescīscēbāminī		rescīscēbantur
	future	rescīscar		rescīscēris, rescīscēre		rescīscētur		rescīscēmur		rescīscēminī		rescīscentur
	perfect	rescītus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	rescītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	rescītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	rescīscam		rescīscās		rescīscat		rescīscāmus		rescīscātis		rescīscant
	imperfect	rescīscerem		rescīscerēs		rescīsceret		rescīscerēmus		rescīscerētis		rescīscerent
	perfect	rescīverim, rescierim		rescīverīs, rescierīs		rescīverit, rescierit		rescīverīmus, rescierīmus		rescīverītis, rescierītis		rescīverint, rescierint
	pluperfect	rescīvissem, resciissem		rescīvissēs, resciissēs		rescīvisset, resciisset		rescīvissēmus, resciissēmus		rescīvissētis, resciissētis		rescīvissent, resciissent
passive	present	rescīscar		rescīscāris, rescīscāre		rescīscātur		rescīscāmur		rescīscāminī		rescīscantur
	imperfect	rescīscerer		rescīscerēris, rescīscerēre		rescīscerētur		rescīscerēmur		rescīscerēminī		rescīscerentur
	perfect	rescītus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	rescītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		rescīsce		—		—		rescīscite		—
	future	—		rescīscitō		rescīscitō		—		rescīscitōte		rescīscuntō
passive	present	—		rescīscere		—		—		rescīsciminī		—
	future	—		rescīscitor		rescīscitor		—		—		rescīscuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		rescīscere			rescīscī			rescīscēns			—
future		rescītūrum esse			rescītum īrī			rescītūrus			rescīscendus, rescīscundus
perfect		rescīvisse, resciisse			rescītum esse			—			rescītus
future perfect		—			rescītum fore			—			—
perfect potential		rescītūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		rescīscendī		rescīscendō		rescīscendum		rescīscendō		rescītum		rescītū

Related terms

• ascīscō
• cōnscīscō
• dēscīscō
• perscīscō
• scīscō

References

• “rescisco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “rescisco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• rescisco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.