[ˈsɪ.tɪs], [ˈsiː.tis]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *(k)sitis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰítis (“perishing, destruction, decrease”), from *dʰgʷʰey- (“to decline, perish”), with the Proto-Indo-European cluster *dʰgʷʰ- metathesizing into pre-Italic *gʷʰdʰ-, yielding *kts- and finally Latin s-. Cognates include Sanskrit क्षिति (kṣíti, “perishing, downfall”) and Ancient Greek φθίσις (phthísis, “decrease, emaciation”).
- declension-3, feminine, singularthirst
“Inde, ubi quarta sitim caeli collegerit hora,
Et cantu quaerulae rumpent arbusta cicadae,
Ad puteos aut alta greges ad stagna jubebo
currentem ilignis potare canalibus undam;
[…]
Translation by James ”
- active, form-of, plural, present, second-personsecond-person plural present active subjunctive of sum
Formssitis(genitive) · sitis(nominative, singular) · sitis(genitive, singular) · sitī(dative, singular) · sitim(accusative, singular) · sitī(ablative, singular) · sitis(singular, vocative) · sītis(canonical)