agita
English
Etymology
From Italian (southern dialectal pronunciation of) acido (“acid, heartburn”). The non-medical sense, upset of the mind rather than the stomach, developed under the influence of agitation. Doublet of acid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ.d͡ʒɪ.tə/
Noun
agita (uncountable)
- (US) dyspepsia
- (US) mental aggravation; annoyance
- 2020, Susan E. Kirtley, editor, With Great Power Comes Great Pedagogy: Teaching, Learning, and Comics:
- Why should any of the products of culture matter when the current political moment is rife with agita and rage, precluding progress or even respectful discussion?
Anagrams
Catalan
Verb
agita
- inflection of agitar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Esperanto
Pronunciation
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Adjective
agita (accusative singular agitan, plural agitaj, accusative plural agitajn)
- singular past passive participle of agi
French
Pronunciation
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Verb
agita
- third-person singular past historic of agiter
Anagrams
Ido
Verb
agita
- past passive participle of agar
Italian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈd͡ʒi.ta/
- Rhymes: -ita
- Hyphenation: a‧gì‧ta
Participle
agita f sg
- feminine singular of agito
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.d͡ʒi.ta/
- Rhymes: -adʒita
- Hyphenation: à‧gi‧ta
Verb
agita
- inflection of agitare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
agitā
- second-person singular present active imperative of agitō
Portuguese
Verb
agita
- inflection of agitar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒiˈta/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: a‧gi‧ta
Verb
a agita (third-person singular present agită, past participle agitat, third-person subjunctive agite) 1st conjugation
- (transitive, reflexive) to agitate
Conjugation
conjugation of agita (first conjugation, no infix)
| infinitive | a agita | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | agitând | ||||||
| past participle | agitat | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | agit | agiți | agită | agităm | agitați | agită | |
| imperfect | agitam | agitai | agita | agitam | agitați | agitau | |
| simple perfect | agitai | agitași | agită | agitarăm | agitarăți | agitară | |
| pluperfect | agitasem | agitaseși | agitase | agitaserăm | agitaserăți | agitaseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să agit | să agiți | să agite | să agităm | să agitați | să agite | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | agită | agitați | |||||
| negative | nu agita | nu agitați | |||||
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “agita”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
Spanish
Verb
agita
- inflection of agitar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative