agito

See also: agitó and agitò

English
The Paralympic symbol consists of three agitos.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agitō (“I chase”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ag‧i‧to

Noun

agito (plural agitos)

  1. An asymmetric crescent that is a symbol of the Paralympic movement.

Anagrams

Catalan

Verb

agito

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of agitar

Esperanto

Noun

agito (accusative singular agiton, plural agitoj, accusative plural agitojn)

  1. singular past nominal passive participle of agi

Ido

Verb

agito (plural agiti)

  1. singular nominal past passive participle of agar

Italian

Verb

agito m (feminine singular agita, masculine plural agiti, feminine plural agite)

  1. past participle of agire

Latin
FWOTD – 14 November 2014

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡi.toː/, [ˈa.ɡɪ.toː]

Etymology 1

From agō (“do, act, make”) +‎ -itō.

Verb

agitō (present infinitive agitāre, perfect active agitāvī, supine agitātum); first conjugation

  1. I put something in motion, drive, impel; drive by rowing, row about; shake, throb.
  2. I brandish, wield.
  3. (of cattle) I drive, conduct; tend, control.
  4. (of animals) I hunt, chase, pursue.
  5. I drive to and fro, toss about, agitate, disturb.
  6. I rouse or stir up, excite, move, urge, drive or impel someone to something, insist on.
  7. I disturb, disquiet, provoke, agitate, vex, trouble, torment.
  8. I reprove, assail, blame, decry, scoff, deride, insult, mock.
  9. I am engaged in, do, accomplish, have, hold, keep; celebrate; practise, exercise.
  10. (of time) I pass, spend.
  11. I live, dwell, abide, sojourn.
  12. (of the mind) I drive at something in the mind; turn over, study, weigh, consider, meditate upon.
  13. (of the mind) I am occupied with, devise, contrive, plot, design, intend.
  14. I deliberate upon, confer about, discuss, debate, investigate.
  15. (with sat (enough) and genitive) I have enough to do, have trouble with, I am fully engaged in.
Inflection
   Conjugation of agito (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present agitō agitās agitat agitāmus agitātis agitant
imperfect agitābam agitābās agitābat agitābāmus agitābātis agitābant
future agitābō agitābis agitābit agitābimus agitābitis agitābunt
perfect agitāvī agitāvistī, agitāsti1 agitāvit agitāvimus agitāvistis, agitāstis1 agitāvērunt, agitāvēre
pluperfect agitāveram agitāverās agitāverat agitāverāmus agitāverātis agitāverant
future perfect agitāverō agitāveris agitāverit agitāverimus agitāveritis agitāverint
passive present agitor agitāris, agitāre agitātur agitāmur agitāminī agitantur
imperfect agitābar agitābāris, agitābāre agitābātur agitābāmur agitābāminī agitābantur
future agitābor agitāberis, agitābere agitābitur agitābimur agitābiminī agitābuntur
perfect agitātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect agitātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect agitātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present agitem agitēs agitet agitēmus agitētis agitent
imperfect agitārem agitārēs agitāret agitārēmus agitārētis agitārent
perfect agitāverim agitāverīs agitāverit agitāverimus agitāveritis agitāverint
pluperfect agitāvissem, agitāssem1 agitāvissēs, agitāsses1 agitāvisset, agitāsset1 agitāvissēmus, agitāssemus1 agitāvissētis, agitāssetis1 agitāvissent, agitāssent1
passive present agiter agitēris, agitēre agitētur agitēmur agitēminī agitentur
imperfect agitārer agitārēris, agitārēre agitārētur agitārēmur agitārēminī agitārentur
perfect agitātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect agitātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — agitā — — agitāte —
future — agitātō agitātō — agitātōte agitantō
passive present — agitāre — — agitāminī —
future — agitātor agitātor — — agitantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives agitāre agitāvisse, agitāsse1 agitātūrus esse agitārī agitātus esse agitātum īrī
participles agitāns — agitātūrus — agitātus agitandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
agitāre agitandī agitandō agitandum agitātum agitātū

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms
Descendants

Verb

agitō

  1. second-person singular future active imperative of agō
  2. third-person singular future active imperative of agō

References
  • agito in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • agito in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • agito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • there is a storm at sea: mare ventorum vi agitatur et turbatur
    • to make a horse prance: agitare equum
    • to be affected by some external impulse, by external impressions: pulsu externo, adventicio agitari
    • to think over, consider a thing: agitare (in) mente or (in) animo aliquid
    • to be tormented by remorse: (mens scelerum furiis agitatur)
    • the Furies harass and torment some one: Furiae agitant et vexant aliquem

Portuguese

Noun

agito m (plural agitos)

  1. (colloquial) a party with lively dancing
  2. agitation (the state of being agitated)
    Synonym: agitação

Verb

agito

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of agitar

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈxito/, [aˈxit̪o]
  • Homophone: ajito

Verb

agito

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of agitar.
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