scite

See also: ščite

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: sīt, IPA(key): /saɪt/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪt
  • Homophones: cite, sight

Noun

scite (plural scites)

  1. (rare) Obsolete spelling of site.

Latin

Etymology

From scītus (shrewd, skilful).

Pronunciation

Adverb

scītē (comparative scītius, superlative scītissimē)

  1. shrewdly, cleverly, skilfully, adroitly, tastefully, elegantly

References

  • scite”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • scite”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • scite in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Middle English

Noun

scite

  1. alternative form of cite

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiː.te/

Verb

sċīte

  1. inflection of sċītan:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular preterite indicative