scite

See also: ščite

Latin

Etymology

From scītus (“shrewd, skilful”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈskiː.teː/, [ˈs̠kiːt̪eː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.te/, [ˈʃiːt̪ɛ]

Adverb

scītē (comparative scītius, superlative scītissimē)

1. shrewdly, cleverly, skilfully, adroitly, tastefully, elegantly

Related terms

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

 

Verb

scīte

1. 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

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skīta-, *skītaz, *skitiz, from Proto-Indo-European *sḱeyd-, *skeyd- (“to split, divide, separate”). Related to Middle Low German schite (German Low German Schiet), Old Dutch skīta (Middle Dutch schitte, Dutch schijt), German Scheiße, Scheisse, Danish skid, Icelandic skítur, Norwegian Bokmål skitt, Norwegian Nynorsk skit, skitt, Swedish skit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiː.te/

Noun

sċīte f

1. shit, faeces / feces

Related terms

• besċītan
• sċītan

Descendants

• Middle English: schit, schyt
  • English: shite, shit