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Latin
Etymology
From scītus (“shrewd, skilful”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
scītē (comparative scītius, superlative scītissimē)
- shrewdly, cleverly, skilfully, adroitly, tastefully, elegantly
Verb
scīte
- second-person plural present active imperative of sciō
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
- Alternative form of cite
Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
sċīte
- inflection of sċītan:
- first-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular preterite indicative
Descendants