# incognito
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian incognito, from Latin incognitus (“unknown”), from in- (“not”) +‎ cognitus (“known”), perfect passive participle of cognoscere.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtoʊ/, /ˌɪnˈkɒɡnɪtoʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -iːtəʊ
* Hyphenation: in‧cog‧ni‧to

### Adjective

incognito (not comparable)
* Without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise.
    Coordinate term: incognita
** 1703, Mat[thew] Prior, “The Ladle”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], published 1709, →OCLC, stanza 1, page 125:THE Scepticks think 'twas long ago, / Since Gods came down Incognito; / To ſee who were their Friends or Foes, / And how our Actions fell or roſe.

#### Usage notes

* This term is used especially of great personages who sometimes adopt a disguise or an assumed character in order to avoid notice.

#### Derived terms

* incognegro

#### Translations
### Adverb

incognito (not comparable)
* Without revealing one's identity.
** 1709 May 30 (Gregorian calendar), Isaac Bickerstaff [et al., pseudonyms; Richard Steele et al.], “Thursday, May 19, 1709”, in The Tatler, number 17; republished in [Richard Steele], editor, The Tatler, […], London stereotype edition, volume I, London: I. Walker and Co.; […], 1822, →OCLC:The prince royal of Prussia came thither incognito.The spelling has been modernized.
** 1891 June 25, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Adventure I.—A Scandal in Bohemia.”, in Geo[rge] Newnes, editor, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume II, London: George Newnes, Limited, […], published July 1891, →OCLC, page 65, column 2:"But you can understand," said our strange visitor, sitting down once more and passing his hand over his high white forehead, "you can understand that I am not accustomed to doing such business in my own person. Yet the matter was so delicate that I could not confide it to an agent without putting myself in his power. I have come incognito from Prague for the purpose of consulting you."

#### Translations
### Noun

incognito (countable and uncountable, plural incognitos)
* One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name.
    Coordinate term: incognita
* The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized.
    Coordinate term: incognita
** 1829 January 1, Walter Scott, “General Preface”, in Waverley (Waverley Novels; I), Edinburgh: […] Cadell & Company; London: Simpkin and Marshall, page xxxii:Of those letters, and other attempts of the same kind, the author could not complain, though his incognito was endangered. He had challenged the public to a game at bo-peep, and if he was discovered in his “hiding-hole,” he must submit to the shame of detection.
** 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 169:It contained a letter from the King himself, craving hospitality for a few days, as his mother was about to visit England, and to take up with Lord Avonleigh her residence at the Castle. A slight incognito would be preserved, and as little form and ceremony expected as was possible.

### Anagrams

* cognition

## French
### Etymology

From Italian.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛ̃.kɔ.ɲi.to/
* Audio:(file)

### Adverb

incognito
* incognito

### Adjective

incognito (plural incognitos)
* incognito

### Noun

incognito m (plural incognitos)
* incognito

### Further reading

* “incognito”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian incognito, from Latin incognitus.

### Adjective

incognito
* incognito

### Adverb

incognito
* incognito

### Further reading

* “incognito” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin incognitus, equivalent to in- +‎ cognito.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /inˈkɔɲ.ɲi.to/
* Rhymes: -ɔɲɲito
* Hyphenation: in‧cò‧gni‧to

### Adjective

incognito (feminine incognita, masculine plural incogniti, feminine plural incognite)
* unknown
* (archaic) unaware; ignorant

#### Derived terms

* incognitamente

### Noun

incognito m (plural incogniti)
* incognito

#### Related terms

* incognita

### References

* ↑ incognito in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

## Latin
### Adjective

incognitō
* dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of incognitus

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian incognito, from Latin incognitus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /iŋˈkɔɡ.ɲi.tɔ/
* Rhymes: -ɔɡɲitɔ
* Syllabification: in‧cog‧ni‧to

### Adverb

incognito (not comparable)
* (literary) incognito (without revealing one's identity)
    Synonym: anonimowo

### Noun

incognito n (indeclinable)
* (literary) incognito (assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized)
    Synonym: anonimowość

### Further reading

* incognito in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* incognito in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French incognito or Italian incognito.

### Adjective

incognito m or f or n (indeclinable)
* unknown

#### Declension
### Adverb

incognito
* unknown