cita

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cita"

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Catalonia):

  (file)

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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

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

• Audio (Revived Middle Cornish):

  (file)

Noun

cita f (plural citys)

1. city

Derived terms

• Cita an Vatikan (“Vatican City”)
• penncita (“capital city”)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.ta/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃita/ [ˈt͡ʃi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ci‧ta

Noun

cita (plural cita-cita)

1. (typically in compounds) feeling
2. (archaic or obsolete) synonym of kreativitas (“creativity”)
3. (archaic or obsolete) synonym of cita-cita (“ambition, aspiration”)
4. (archaic or obsolete) synonym of cinta (“love”)
5. (archaic or obsolete) synonym of gagasan (“idea”)

Verb

cita (active mencita, passive dicita)

1. (archaic or obsolete) to create; to inwardly create

Derived terms

• bercita-cita (“ambitioned, aspired”)
• cita-cita (“ambition, aspiration”)
• cita-citakan (“to ambition, aspire”)

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): [ˈkɪ.ta]
• cita: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃiː.t̪a]
• citā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkɪ.taː]
• citā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃiː.t̪a]

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 conjugation

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

Etymology 1

Deverbal from citar. Compare English cital (in sense of "call up/call upon").

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 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024