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 1

From scīscō.

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈskiː.tɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈʃiː.te]

Participle

scīte

1. vocative masculine singular of scītus

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈskiː.teː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈʃiː.te]

Adverb

scītē (comparative scītius, superlative scītissimē)

1. knowledgeably; knowingly; wisely; shrewdly; in an experienced manner
2. suitably; sensibly; properly; in a fit manner
3. beautifully; elegantly; attractively

Related terms

• sciō
• scīscō
• scītāmenta
• scītātiō
• scītor
• scītulus
• scītum
• scītus

Etymology 2

From sciō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈskiː.tɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈʃiː.te]

Verb

scīte

1. (rare) second-person plural present active imperative of sciō

   Alternative form: scītōte

Participle

scīte

1. vocative masculine singular of scītus

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