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citar

citar

Catalan

Verb

citar (first-person singular present cito, past participle citat)

  1. To summon, gather together
  2. to quote, cite

Conjugation


Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto citi, from English cite, French citer, German zitieren, Italian citare, Spanish citar, Russian цити́ровать (citírovatʹ), all ultimately from Latin citāre, present active infinitive of citō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡si.ˈtar/, /t͡si.ˈtaɾ/

Verb

citar (present tense citas, past tense citis, future tense citos, imperative citez, conditional citus)

  1. (transitive) to cite, to quote

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • citato (author cited)
  • cito (citing, citation)
  • citajo (citation, text cited)

See also

Etymology 2

Root for citaro (cittern; zither).


Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin citāre, present active infinitive of citō (I summon), from cieō (move, stir).

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /si.ˈta(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /si.ˈta(ɻ/ɾ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /si.ˈtaɾ/

Verb

citar (first-person singular present indicative cito, past participle citado)

  1. to summon
  2. to cite, quote (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else)

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin citāre, present active infinitive of citō (I summon), from cieō (move, stir).

Verb

citar (first-person singular present cito, first-person singular preterite cité, past participle citado)

  1. to cite
  2. to summon

Conjugation

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