disco, discere, didici, discitus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
learn; hear, get to know, become acquainted with; acquire knowledge/skill of/in;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | disco | discimus |
| 2 | discis | discitis |
| 3 | discit | discunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | discere |
| active | perfect | didicisse |
| passive | present | disci |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | disce, disc | discite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | discito | discitote |
| 3 | discito | discunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | discere | discimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | discitor | — |
| 3 | discitor | discuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | discitus | disciti |
| Gen. | disciti | discitorum |
| Dat. | discito | — |
| Acc. | discitum | discitos |
| Voc. | discite | disciti |
| Abl. | discito | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | discita | discitae |
| Gen. | discitae | discitarum |
| Dat. | discitae | — |
| Acc. | discitam | discitas |
| Voc. | discita | discitae |
| Abl. | discita | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | discitum | discita |
| Gen. | disciti | discitorum |
| Dat. | discito | — |
| Acc. | discitum | discita |
| Voc. | discitum | discita |
| Abl. | discito | — |
Supines
accusative: discitum; ablative: discitu
Examples
- T
Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...neque industrior de iuventute erat arte gymnastica: disco, hastis, pila, cursu, armis, equo victitabam volup, parsimonia et duritia..." - T
Bacchides
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...modi in palaestram, ubi damnis desudascitur? [ubi pro disco damnum capiam, pro cursura dedecus?] BACCH. Lepide memoras. PIST..." Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...tabula pictus. Flectit ab inviso morientia lumina disco Oebalius, Phoebi culpa dolorque, puer. CLXXIV Hermaphroditus marmoreus. Masculus intravit..."- L
Liber XIX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...Possum autem superior esse si derexero omne quod disco. Vale. Seneca the YoungerThe Latin Library The Classics Page..." - L
Libri XIV-XV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...prologo. Mone, dic quid me velis fecisse: non disco sed pareo.' Proficiunt vero; itaque malis moribus uti videbis..." - L
Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...publica est, sed cum secretiora eius intraui: cum disco, quae uniuersi materia sit, quis auctor sit aut custos..." 
Liber Sextus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...contenta pharetris. tunc uocat, emisso si quis decernere disco impiger et uires uelit ostentare superbas. it iussus Pterelas..."Liber Tertius
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...proprii certaminis actus invicta dignare manu; seu nubila disco, findere seu volucres Zephyros praecedere telo seu tibi dulce..."