discernō
dis- (“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”) + cernō (“see, discern”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /disˈker.noː/, [d̪ɪs̠ˈkɛrnoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /diʃˈʃer.no/, [d̪iʃˈʃɛrno]
Verb
discernō (present infinitive discernere, perfect active discrēvī, supine discrētum); third conjugation
- to separate, set apart, divide, part
- (figurative, based upon a thing's qualities) to distinguish between, discern
- (figuratively) to determine, settle
- (figuratively) to except, omit