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cito

cito

See also: citó, citò, cito-, and -cito

Esperanto

Noun

cito ‎(accusative singular citon, plural citoj, accusative plural citojn)

  1. quotation, citation

Synonyms

Italian

Verb

cito

  1. first-person singular present of citare

Adverb

cito

  1. soon
  2. at once

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈki.toː/
    • (iambic shortening) IPA(key): /ˈki.to/

Etymology 1

From citus +‎ -ō.

Adverb

citō ‎(comparable citius, superlative citissimē)

  1. quickly, fast
  2. soon, before long, within a short time
Descendants

Etymology 2

From cieō ‎(“move, stir”) +‎ -tō.

Verb

citō ‎(present infinitive citāre, perfect active citāvī, supine citātum); first conjugation

  1. I cause to move, excite.
  2. I summon.
Inflection
   Conjugation of cito (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present citō citās citat citāmus citātis citant
imperfect citābam citābās citābat citābāmus citābātis citābant
future citābō citābis citābit citābimus citābitis citābunt
perfect citāvī citāvistī citāvit citāvimus citāvistis citāvērunt, citāvēre
pluperfect citāveram citāverās citāverat citāverāmus citāverātis citāverant
future perfect citāverō citāveris citāverit citāverimus citāveritis citāverint
passive present citor citāris, citāre citātur citāmur citāminī citantur
imperfect citābar citābāris, citābāre citābātur citābāmur citābāminī citābantur
future citābor citāberis, citābere citābitur citābimur citābiminī citābuntur
perfect citātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect citātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect citātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present citem citēs citet citēmus citētis citent
imperfect citārem citārēs citāret citārēmus citārētis citārent
perfect citāverim citāverīs citāverit citāverīmus citāverītis citāverint
pluperfect citāvissem citāvissēs citāvisset citāvissēmus citāvissētis citāvissent
passive present citer citēris, citēre citētur citēmur citēminī citentur
imperfect citārer citārēris, citārēre citārētur citārēmur citārēminī citārentur
perfect citātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect citātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — citā — — citāte —
future — citātō citātō — citātōte citantō
passive present — citāre — — citāminī —
future — citātor citātor — — citantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives citāre citāvisse citātūrus esse citārī citātus esse citātum īrī
participles citāns — citātūrus — citātus citandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
citāre citandī citandō citandum citātum citātū
Derived terms
Descendants

References

  • cito in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cito in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cito”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
  • Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to quote a passage of Plato: locum Platonis afferre, proferre (not citare)
    • to cite a person to give evidence on a matter: aliquem testem alicuius rei (in aliquid) citare
    • (ambiguous) at full gallop: equo citato or admisso
    • (ambiguous) to advance rapidly: citato gradu incedere (cf. sect. II. 5)

Portuguese

Verb

cito

  1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of citar

Spanish

Verb

cito

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of citar.

Etymology

citi +‎ -o

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