citum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cieo, ciere, civi, citus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
move, set in motion; excite/rouse/stir up; urge on; summon/muster/call up;; disturb, shake; provoke (war); invoke, call on by name; cite; raise/produce;
acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part. - Entry →citus, cita -um, citior -or -us, citissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
quick, swift, rapid; moving/acting/passing/occurring quickly, speedy; early;
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →cio, cire, civi(ii), citus:
Verb · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
move, set in motion; excite/rouse/stir up; urge on; summon/muster/call up;; disturb, shake; provoke (war); invoke, call on by name; cite; raise/produce;
acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Liber VII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...obscurioribus et ignotioribus verbis: quid sit clarigatio, erctum citum, interim notis nomine [videbis]: quid sit penus, quid litus..."
Liber Secundus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...castra levat, tracto pars frangit adorea saxo farra, citum strictis alius de cautibus ignem obtendit foliis et sulphure..."
Liber Undecimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...adloquio: scidit orsa nouo terrore cruenta Eumenis, alipedemque citum fataliaque arma protinus, Inachii uultus expressa Pherecli, obtulit..."Aeneid XI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...ipse (haud mora), conversisque fugax aufertur habenis quadripedemque citum ferrata calce fatigat. 'vane Ligus frustraque animis elate superbis..."