The short answer is, it means that form is never attested. The authors of the dictionary have never seen a form of consciō using its fourth principal part.
- What are the 4 principle parts in Latin?
- What are the four principal parts of a verb?
- Why are some Latin verbs irregular?
What are the 4 principle parts in Latin?
In Latin grammar: the two principal parts of a noun are the singular nominative and the singular genitive; the three of an adjective are the masculine, the feminine, and the neuter singular nominatives; and the four of a verb are the first-person singular present active indicative, the 1st-pers.
What are the four principal parts of a verb?
1: A verb has four principal parts: the present, the present participle, the past, and the past participle. The first principal part, called the present, is the form of a verb that is listed in a dictionary.
Why are some Latin verbs irregular?
Several verbs add some of the personal endings of the present system directly to the root,1 or combine two verbs in their inflection. These are called Irregular Verbs. They are sum, volō, ferō, edō, dō, eō, queō, fīō, and their compounds.