citë

See also: cite, cité, and cítě

Albanian

Etymology 1

From cit (“to make full, to stuff”), from Proto-Albanian *tˢeita, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeiətos. Cognate to Proto-Slavic *čitъ (“whole”), Lithuanian ki̇́etas (“hard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sitə/

Adverb

citë

1. fully, brim-fully

   Synonyms: citas, citazi, plot, përplot

Verb

të citë

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of cit

Etymology 2

Unclear. Possibly related to cys (“to goad”).
Alternatively, related to Greek τσίτα (tsíta, “pin, hairpin”). To be noted is the existence of sahitë (“knitting needle”), from Greek σαΐτα (saḯta, “arrow”), ultimately from Latin sagitta, which might be the common source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sitə/

Noun

citë f (plural cita, definite cita, definite plural citat)

1. knitting needle, short spear or stick

   Synonym: shtizë

Declension

Declension of citë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	citë	cita	cita	citat
accusative		citën
dative	cite	citës	citave	citave
ablative			citash

Further reading

• “citë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980