igitur
Latin
Etymology
- Some say it to be some form of agitur enclitically weakened.
- Some refer it to i-, a pronominal stem of is (“it”; “he”, “she”; “this”, “that”) + the suffix -ha, -dha (compare the Ancient Greek -θα (-tha) and the Sanskrit इह (iha, “here”)) + -tur, an alternative form of -tus (compare Sanskrit तस् (tas)), as in penitus, antīquitus, etc.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈi.ɡi.tur/, [ˈɪɡɪt̪ʊr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.d͡ʒi.tur/, [ˈiːd͡ʒit̪ur]
Conjunction
igitur
- (postpositive) therefore, then consequently
- c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi :
- Eho dīc mihi, quis illic igitur est?
- Hey? Tell me, who is he then?
- Eho dīc mihi, quis illic igitur est?
Usage notes
- While it is a postpositive conjunction, it is attested in the Vulgate to start a sentence.
- 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis 2:1:
- Igitur perfectī sunt caelī et terra et omnis ōrnātus eōrum
Synonyms
- proinde
References
- “igitur”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “igitur”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- igitur in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette