citer

English

Etymology

cite +‎ -er

Noun

citer (plural citers)

  1. One who cites.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin cithara (or through another intermediate language), from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára, “kind of harp”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sidər/, [ˈsid̥ɐ]

Noun

citer c (singular definite citeren, plural indefinite citere or citre)

  1. zither
Declension
Declension of citer
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative citer citeren citere
citre		 citerne
citrene
genitive citers citerens citeres
citres		 citernes
citrenes
Further reading

Etymology 2

See citere (“quote”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /siteːr/, [siˈtˢeɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

citer or citér

  1. imperative of citere

References

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cythaer, borrowed from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára, “kind of harp”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.tər/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ci‧ter

Noun

citer f (plural citers, diminutive citertje n)

  1. zither (musical instrument)

Derived terms

Descendants
Terms borrowed from citer
  • Javanese: ꦱꦶꦠꦼꦂ (siter)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cito, citare.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /si.te/
  • audio(file)

Verb

citer

  1. to cite, to quote
  2. to summon
  3. to name

Conjugation
Conjugation of citer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle citant
/si.tɑ̃/
past participle cité
/si.te/
infinitive
simple citer
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple citant
/si.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present cite
/sit/		 cites
/sit/		 cite
/sit/		 citons
/si.tɔ̃/		 citez
/si.te/		 citent
/sit/
imperfect citais
/si.tɛ/		 citais
/si.tɛ/		 citait
/si.tɛ/		 citions
/si.tjɔ̃/		 citiez
/si.tje/		 citaient
/si.tɛ/
past historic2 citai
/si.te/		 citas
/si.ta/		 cita
/si.ta/		 citâmes
/si.tam/		 citâtes
/si.tat/		 citèrent
/si.tɛʁ/
future citerai
/si.tʁe/		 citeras
/si.tʁa/		 citera
/si.tʁa/		 citerons
/si.tʁɔ̃/		 citerez
/si.tʁe/		 citeront
/si.tʁɔ̃/
conditional citerais
/si.tʁɛ/		 citerais
/si.tʁɛ/		 citerait
/si.tʁɛ/		 citerions
/si.tə.ʁjɔ̃/		 citeriez
/si.tə.ʁje/		 citeraient
/si.tʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present cite
/sit/		 cites
/sit/		 cite
/sit/		 citions
/si.tjɔ̃/		 citiez
/si.tje/		 citent
/sit/
imperfect2 citasse
/si.tas/		 citasses
/si.tas/		 citât
/si.ta/		 citassions
/si.ta.sjɔ̃/		 citassiez
/si.ta.sje/		 citassent
/si.tas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — cite
/sit/		 — citons
/si.tɔ̃/		 citez
/si.te/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From Latin cis. Compare cēterus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈki.ter/, [ˈkɪ.tɛr]

Verb

citer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of citō

Adjective

citer (feminine citra, neuter citrum); first/second declension

  1. on this side
  2. near

Inflection

First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative citer citra citrum citrī citrae citra
Genitive citrī citrae citrī citrōrum citrārum citrōrum
Dative citrō citrae citrō citrīs citrīs citrīs
Accusative citrum citram citrum citrōs citrās citra
Ablative citrō citrā citrō citrīs citrīs citrīs
Vocative citer citra citrum citrī citrae citra

Usage notes

The positive is exceedingly rarely found in classical Latin, but the comparative citerior is rather common.

Derived terms

Antonyms

References
  • citer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • citer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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