agita

See also: Agita, agitá, and agità

English

Etymology

From Italian (southern dialectal pronunciation of) acido (“acid, heartburn”). The non-medical sense, upset of the mind rather than the stomach, developed under the influence of agitation. Doublet of acid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.d͡ʒɪ.tə/

Noun

agita (uncountable)

1. (US) dyspepsia
2. (US) mental aggravation; annoyance
   • 2020, Susan E. Kirtley, editor, With Great Power Comes Great Pedagogy: Teaching, Learning, and Comics:

     Why should any of the products of culture matter when the current political moment is rife with agita and rage, precluding progress or even respectful discussion?

Anagrams

• Taiga, agait, agati

Catalan

Verb

agita

1. inflection of agitar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Adjective

agita (accusative singular agitan, plural agitaj, accusative plural agitajn)

1. singular past passive participle of agi

French

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Verb

agita

1. third-person singular past historic of agiter

Anagrams

• gâtai, taïga

Ido

Verb

agita

1. past passive participle of agar

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈd͡ʒi.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: a‧gì‧ta

Participle

agita f sg

1. feminine singular of agito

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.d͡ʒi.ta/
• Rhymes: -adʒita
• Hyphenation: à‧gi‧ta

Verb

agita

1. inflection of agitare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Agati, taiga

Latin

Verb

agitā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of agitō

Portuguese

Verb

agita

1. inflection of agitar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French agiter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒiˈta/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: a‧gi‧ta

Verb

a agita (third-person singular present agită, past participle agitat) 1st conj.

1. (transitive, reflexive) to agitate

Conjugation

    conjugation of agita (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a agita
gerund			agitând
past participle			agitat
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	agit	agiți	agită	agităm	agitați	agită
	imperfect	agitam	agitai	agita	agitam	agitați	agitau
	simple perfect	agitai	agitași	agită	agitarăm	agitarăți	agitară
	pluperfect	agitasem	agitaseși	agitase	agitaserăm	agitaserăți	agitaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să agit	să agiți	să agite	să agităm	să agitați	să agite
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		agită			agitați
	negative		nu agita			nu agitați

Derived terms

• agitare
• agitator

Related terms

• agitație

Spanish

Verb

agita

1. inflection of agitar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative