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Definitions and meaning of cit

cit

English

Alternative forms

• cit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɪt

Etymology 1

Clipping of citizen

Noun

cit (plural cits)

1. (derogatory, now rare): a citizen; a city dweller, a townsman.

Derived terms

• citess
• cittess

Etymology 2

Clipping of citation

Noun

cit (plural cits)

1. citation

References

• Oxford English Dictionary

Anagrams

• CTI, ICT, TCI, TIC, tic

Czech

Etymology

Deverbal from cítit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɪt]

Noun

cit m inan (relational adjective citový)

1. feeling

   získat cit pro ― to get a feel for

   chovat cit ― to have affection

2. emotion

   Synonym: emoce

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “cit”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “cit”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “cit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Esperanto

Gallo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

cit m (plural cits)

1. cider

Latin

Verb

cit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of ciō

Old English

Verb

ċīt

1. second-person singular present indicative of ċīdan

Old French

Etymology

From Latin cīvitās via the nominative singular. Compare citet, from the Latin accusative cīvitātem.

Noun

cit

1. synonym of citet

References

Van Emdem, Wolfgang G. 2000. Medieval French representations of city and other walls. In Tracy, James (ed.), City walls: The urban enceinte in global perspective, 540. Cambridge University Press.

Old Irish

Etymology

Univerbation of cía (“though”) +‎ bat (“be”, 3rd person plural present subjunctive)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲid/

Verb

cit

1. though… (they) are (subjunctive)
   • c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 207^b11

Mutation

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

cit

1. root of cintayati

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɕit˥/
• Tone numbers: cit⁷
• Hyphenation: cit

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *cɯːtᴰ (“insipid”). Cognate with Thai จืด (jʉ̀ʉt), Lao ຈືດ (chư̄t), Shan ၸိုတ်ႇ (tsùet).

Adjective

cit (Sawndip forms 𰝘 or 𭶈 or 泏 or 㲺 or 咄 or 𠮟 or ⿰米直 or ⿰淡出, 1957–1982 spelling cit)

1. bland; insipid

   Synonyms: (dialectal) cwt, (dialectal) cuet, (dialectal) ciu

2. having poor appetite
3. cold; emotionally distant

   Synonyms: (dialectal) cwt, (dialectal) cuet

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Cognate with Thai จุด?”)

Verb

cit (Sawndip forms 炪 or 𤊧 or 咄 or 𰞩 or 𭵎 or ⿺燒出, 1957–1982 spelling cit)

1. to ignite; to light; to start (a fire)

   Synonyms: diemj, (dialectal) gyot, (dialectal) lej

2. to smoke (a cigarette)

   Synonyms: (dialectal) gwn, (dialectal) cup, (dialectal) ndoet, (dialectal) cwt, (dialectal) boep, (dialectal) coemh

3. to treat with moxibustion

   Synonyms: (dialectal) huj, (dialectal) ndut, (dialectal) ndat, (dialectal) gyot, (dialectal) nat

Etymology 3

From Chinese 齣.

Classifier

cit (1957–1982 spelling cit)

1. Used for performances, e.g., plays, operas, storytellings.