scite

See also: ščite

Latin

Etymology

From scītus (“shrewd, skilful”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskiː.teː/, [ˈs̠kiːt̪eː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.te/, [ˈʃiːt̪e]

Adverb

scītē (comparative scītius, superlative scītissimē)

1. shrewdly, cleverly, skilfully, adroitly, tastefully, elegantly

Related terms

• sciō
• scīscō
• scītor
• scītulus
• scītum
• scītus
• scītāmenta
• scītātiō

 

Verb

scīte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of sciō

References

• “scite”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “scite”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• scite in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Middle English

Noun

scite

1. Alternative form of cite

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiː.te/

Verb

sċīte

1. inflection of sċīte:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular preterite indicative

Descendants

• English: shat