cita

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cita"

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsi.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈsi.ta]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from citar.

Noun

cita f (plural cites)

1. appointment
2. date (romantic meeting)
3. quote, quotation

   Synonym: citació

Derived terms

• cita a cegues

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cita

1. inflection of citar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “cita” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Cornish

Alternative forms

• cyta (Standard Cornish)

Etymology

From Middle English cite, from Old French cite, from Late Latin cīvitātem (“city”).

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈsiːta]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈsɪtə]

Noun

cita f (plural citys)

1. city

Derived terms

• penncita/pedncita

Mutation

Mutation of cita

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
cita	gita	hita	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.ta/

• Audio:

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Verb

cita

1. third-person singular past historic of citer

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay cita, from Pali citta, from Sanskrit चित्त (citta). Doublet of cipta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.ta/
• Hyphenation: ci‧ta

Noun

cita

1. feeling
2. (Classical) intelligence, ability to create

   Synonym: cipta

3. (Classical) goal, ambition, purpose

   Synonym: cita-cita

4. (Classical) love, like

   Synonym: cinta

5. (Classical) idea, thought

   Synonyms: ide, gagasan

Derived terms

• bercita-cita
• cita-cita
• mencita
• mencita-citakan

 

Further reading

• “cita” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: cì‧ta

Verb

cita

1. inflection of citare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• taci

Latin

Pronunciation

• cita: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈki.ta/, [ˈkɪt̪ä]
• cita: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ta/, [ˈt͡ʃiːt̪ä]
• citā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈki.taː/, [ˈkɪt̪äː]
• citā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ta/, [ˈt͡ʃiːt̪ä]

Participle

cita

1. inflection of citus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

citā

1. ablative feminine singular of citus

Latvian

Pronoun

cita

1. inflection of cits:
   1. genitive singular masculine
   2. nominative singular feminine

Portuguese

Verb

cita

1. inflection of citar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French citer, from Latin citare.

Verb

a cita (third-person singular present citează, past participle citat) 1st conj.

1. to quote

Conjugation

    conjugation of cita (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a cita
gerund			citând
past participle			citat
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	citez	citezi	citează	cităm	citați	citează
	imperfect	citam	citai	cita	citam	citați	citau
	simple perfect	citai	citași	cită	citarăm	citarăți	citară
	pluperfect	citasem	citaseși	citase	citaserăm	citaserăți	citaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să citez	să citezi	să citeze	să cităm	să citați	să citeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		citează			citați
	negative		nu cita			nu citați

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθita/ [ˈθi.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsita/ [ˈsi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ci‧ta

Etymology 1

Deverbal from citar.

Noun

cita f (plural citas)

1. date (romantic outing)

   app de citas ― dating app

2. appointment

   Synonym: (colloquial) hora

3. quote, quotation

   Synonym: citación

Derived terms

• casa de citas
• cita a ciegas
• darse cita
• faltar a la cita

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cita

1. inflection of citar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “cita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28