citus
Esperanto
editPronunciation
editVerb
editcitus
- conditional of citi
Ido
editPronunciation
editVerb
editcitus
- conditional of citar
Latin
editEtymology
editPerfect passive participle of cieō (“put in motion”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈki.tus/, [ˈkɪt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.tus/, [ˈt͡ʃiːt̪us]
Participle
editcitus (feminine cita, neuter citum); first/second-declension participle
- put in motion, moved, stirred, shaken; quick, swift, rapid; having been moved
- summoned, called, having been summoned
- invoked, appealed to, having been invoked
- roused, stimulated, excited, provoked, having been provoked
Declension
editFirst/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | citus | cita | citum | citī | citae | cita | |
Genitive | citī | citae | citī | citōrum | citārum | citōrum | |
Dative | citō | citō | citīs | ||||
Accusative | citum | citam | citum | citōs | citās | cita | |
Ablative | citō | citā | citō | citīs | |||
Vocative | cite | cita | citum | citī | citae | cita |
Adjective
editcitus (feminine cita, neuter citum, comparative citior, superlative citissimus, adverb citō); first/second-declension adjective
Usage notes
editAccording to Döderlein, citus and celer mean "swift, fast, quick" in terms of quick motion (in general) with tardus as their antonym. More specifically, citus refers to a lively motion, whereas celer refers to an eager or impetuous motion.
On the other hand, vēlōx and pernīx as "quick" denote a level of athletic nimbleness in terms of bodily activity, with lentus as their antonym. More specifically, pernīx involves a level of dexterity and quickness in an eclectic range of actions (such as climbing, hurdling, jumping, vaulting, etc.); whereas vēlōx is especially used for running, swimming and flying (moving in a direction)
Thirdly, properus and festīnus as "quick" refer specifically to one's speed in terms of the shortest time to reach a destination, with sēgnis as their antonym. More specifically, festīnus intimates a certain level of impatience, whereas properus simply indicates a haste from energy simply.
Declension
editFirst/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | citus | cita | citum | citī | citae | cita | |
Genitive | citī | citae | citī | citōrum | citārum | citōrum | |
Dative | citō | citō | citīs | ||||
Accusative | citum | citam | citum | citōs | citās | cita | |
Ablative | citō | citā | citō | citīs | |||
Vocative | cite | cita | citum | citī | citae | cita |
Descendants
edit- ⇒ Italian: citofono
References
edit- “citus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “citus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- citus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- citus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Latvian
editPronoun
editcitus
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