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agita

See also: Agita, agitá, and agità

English

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Etymology

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From Italian (southern dialectal pronunciation of) acido (“acid, heartburn”). The non-medical sense, upset of the mind rather than the stomach, developed under the influence of agitation. Doublet of acid.

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Noun

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agita (uncountable)

  1. (US) dyspepsia
  2. (US) mental aggravation; annoyance
    • 2020, Susan E. Kirtley, editor, With Great Power Comes Great Pedagogy: Teaching, Learning, and Comics:
      Why should any of the products of culture matter when the current political moment is rife with agita and rage, precluding progress or even respectful discussion?

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Catalan

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Verb

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agita

  1. inflection of agitar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Adjective

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agita (accusative singular agitan, plural agitaj, accusative plural agitajn)

  1. singular past passive participle of agi

French

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agita

  1. third-person singular past historic of agiter

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Ido

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agita

  1. past passive participle of agar

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈd͡ʒi.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: a‧gì‧ta

Participle

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agita f sg

  1. feminine singular of agito

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agita

  1. inflection of agitare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Latin

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agitā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of agitō

Portuguese

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agita

  1. inflection of agitar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French agiter.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒiˈta/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: a‧gi‧ta

Verb

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a agita (third-person singular present agită, past participle agitat) 1st conj.

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to agitate

Conjugation

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    conjugation of agita (first conjugation, no infix)
infinitive a agita
gerund agitând
past participle agitat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present agit agiți agită agităm agitați agită
imperfect agitam agitai agita agitam agitați agitau
simple perfect agitai agitași agită agitarăm agitarăți agitară
pluperfect agitasem agitaseși agitase agitaserăm agitaserăți agitaseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să agit să agiți să agite să agităm să agitați să agite
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative agită agitați
negative nu agita nu agitați

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Spanish

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agita

  1. inflection of agitar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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