cito

cito

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

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.to/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.tu/

Verb

cito

1. first-person singular present indicative form of citar

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Esperanto

Etymology

From citi +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sito]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: cit‧o

Noun

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

1. quotation, citation

   Synonym: citaĵo

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Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin citō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃito]
• Hyphenation: ci‧to

Noun

cito (first-person possessive citoku, second-person possessive citomu, third-person possessive citonya)

1. (medicine) quickly, fast.

   Synonym: spoed

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.to/
• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: cì‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin citō.

Adverb

cito

1. soon
2. at once

Verb

cito

1. first-person singular present indicative of citare

Further reading

• cito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• coti

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈki.toː/, [ˈkɪt̪oː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.to/, [ˈt͡ʃiːt̪o]

• Audio (Classical)

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• (iambic shortening) (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈki.to/, [ˈkɪt̪ɔ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.to/, [ˈt͡ʃiːt̪o]

Etymology 1

From citus +‎ -ō.

Adverb

citō (comparative citius, superlative citissimē)

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

Descendants

• Asturian: ceo
• Italian: cito
• Old Portuguese: cedo
  • Galician: cedo
  • Portuguese: cedo
• Spanish: cedo, cito

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

   Synonyms: eccitō, incitō, excitō, instinguō, instigō, inflammō, sollicitō

2. I summon, invite, call

   Synonyms: prōvocō, advocō, ēvocō, invocō, invitō, inclāmō, arcessō, acciō, exciō

Conjugation

Conjugation of citō (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	citātūrum esse	citārī, citārier1	citātum esse	citātum īrī
participles		citāns	—	citātūrus	—	citātus	citandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		citandī	citandō	citandum	citandō	citātum	citātū

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Derived terms

• concitō
• excitō
• incitō
• ōscitō
• recitō
• suscitō

 

Descendants

• Catalan: citar
• → German: zitieren
• Italian: citare
• Old French: citer
  • → English: cite
  • French: citer
• Portuguese: citar
• Romanian: cita
• Spanish: citar
• → Swedish: citera

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
• cito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (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)
    

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Lombard

Alternative forms

• sito, zito

Pronunciation

• (Western) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃitu], [t͡si-], [-to]
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): [ˈsito], [hi-], [-tu]

Interjection

cito

1. shh, hush, silence

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.tu/

Verb

cito

1. first-person singular present indicative of citar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθito/ [ˈθi.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈsito/ [ˈsi.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: ci‧to

Verb

cito

1. first-person singular present indicative of citar