citus
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡situs/
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Verb
citus
- conditional of citi
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡situs/
Verb
citus
- conditional of citar
Latin
Etymology
Perfect passive participle of cieō (“put in motion”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɪ.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiː.t̪us]
Participle
citus (feminine cita, neuter citum); first/second-declension participle
- put in motion, moved, stirred, shaken; quick, swift, rapid; having been moved
- summoned, called, having been summoned
- invoked, appealed to, having been invoked
- roused, stimulated, excited, provoked, having been provoked
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | citus | cita | citum | citī | citae | cita | |
| genitive | citī | citae | citī | citōrum | citārum | citōrum | |
| dative | citō | citae | citō | citīs | |||
| accusative | citum | citam | citum | citōs | citās | cita | |
| ablative | citō | citā | citō | citīs | |||
| vocative | cite | cita | citum | citī | citae | cita | |
Adjective
citus (feminine cita, neuter citum, comparative citior, superlative citissimus, adverb citō); first/second-declension adjective
Usage notes
According to Döderlein, citus and celer mean "swift, fast, quick" in terms of quick motion (in general) with tardus as their antonym. More specifically, citus refers to a lively motion, whereas celer refers to an eager or impetuous motion.
On the other hand, vēlōx and pernīx as "quick" denote a level of athletic nimbleness in terms of bodily activity, with lentus as their antonym. More specifically, pernīx involves a level of dexterity and quickness in an eclectic range of actions (such as climbing, hurdling, jumping, vaulting, etc.); whereas vēlōx is especially used for running, swimming and flying (moving in a direction)
Thirdly, properus and festīnus as "quick" refer specifically to one's speed in terms of the shortest time to reach a destination, with sēgnis as their antonym. More specifically, festīnus intimates a certain level of impatience, whereas properus simply indicates a haste from energy simply.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | citus | cita | citum | citī | citae | cita | |
| genitive | citī | citae | citī | citōrum | citārum | citōrum | |
| dative | citō | citae | citō | citīs | |||
| accusative | citum | citam | citum | citōs | citās | cita | |
| ablative | citō | citā | citō | citīs | |||
| vocative | cite | cita | citum | citī | citae | cita | |
Descendants
- ⇒ Italian: citofono
References
- “citus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “citus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "citus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- citus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Latvian
Pronoun
citus
- accusative plural masculine of cits