conocencia

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cognōscentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konoˈθenθja/ [ko.noˈθẽn̟.θja]
• Rhymes: -enθja
• Syllabification: co‧no‧cen‧cia

Noun

conocencia f (plural conocencies)

1. (uncountable) knowledge

   Synonym: conocimientu

   Oi, pos nun tenía conocencia d'eso.

   Hey, I didn't know about that!

   (literally, “Hey, well, I did not have knowledge of that.”)

2. (uncountable) wisdom

   Synonym: sabencia

3. acquaintance

   Esa ye una conocencia de mio.

   That's an acquaintance of mine.

   Tien elli munches conocencies.

   He has a lot of acquaintances.

Further reading

• “conocencia”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “conocencia”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cognōscentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konoˈθenθja/ [ko.noˈθẽn̟.θja] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /konoˈsensja/ [ko.noˈsẽn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -enθja (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -ensja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: co‧no‧cen‧cia

Noun

conocencia f (plural conocencias)

1. (obsolete) knowledge

   Synonym: conocimiento

Further reading

• “conocencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025