[ˈsɪs.toː], [ˈsis.to]
OrigoFrom Proto-Italic *sistō, from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti, from the root *steh₂- (“stand”). Related to stō (“stand, be stood”), from the same root, with which sistō shares its supine forms.
Cognates include Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) and Sanskrit तिष्ठति (tíṣṭhati).
- conjugation-3, transitiveto cause to stand; to set; to place
“quam pius Aeneas tibi enim, tibi, maxima Iuno, mactat sacra ferens et cum grege sistit ad aram.” — good Aeneas offers her in sacrifice to you, indeed to you, most mighty Juno, and sets her with her young before your altar.
- conjugation-3, transitiveto stop, to halt
“Sistite vōs lacrimās.” — Halt your tears.
- conjugation-3, intransitiveto place oneself; to stand
- conjugation-3to stabilise, consolidate, strengthen, reinforce
- conjugation-3, transitiveto cause to appear in court
- conjugation-3, intransitiveto appear in court
- conjugation-3, intransitiveto stop, to stand still; to halt; to stand firm
Formaesistō(canonical) · sistere(infinitive, present) · stitī(active, perfect) · statum(supine) · sistō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · sistis(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · sistit(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · sistimus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · sistitis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · sistunt(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · sistēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · sistēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · sistēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · sistēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · sistēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · sistēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · sistam(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · sistēs(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · sistet(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person) · sistēmus(active, first-person, future, indicative, plural)