sciunt

Sciunt is the third-person plural present indicative active form of the Latin verb scire, meaning “to know.” It translates as “they know” and is used whenever the subject is plural. The verb belongs to the fourth conjugation; its principal parts are scio, scire, scivi, scitum. In the present indicative, the endings are -o, -is, -it, -imus, -itis, -iunt, yielding scio, scis, scit, scimus, scitis, sciunt.

Usage in Latin centers on stating knowledge of a fact or proposition. Sciunt can introduce or accompany clauses that express what is known, often in combination with quod (“that”), indirect statements, or other complement clauses. It appears across genres in Classical Latin, from poetry to prose, and is commonly contrasted with nescio “I do not know” or with other knowledge-talk verbs in narrative and argument.

Etymology and cognates: Sciunt derives from the verb scire, from which many English derivatives originate. The root sci- leads to science, scientific, and related terms. The present participle sciens (knowing) appears in Latin compounds and underpins the English word omniscient (from omnis “all” + sciens “knowing”). The noun scientia denotes knowledge or know-how and is a central Latin source for modern technical vocabulary.

See also: scire, scientia, sciens, omniscient.