la
feminine
/ˈθita/
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Translation
appointment, date; quotation
Word origin
A noun from citar ('to summon, to cite'), from Latin citare ('to set in motion, to summon, to call'), a frequentative of ciere ('to set moving'). The same root gives English 'cite' and 'excite'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- citare
- English cognates
- cite, excite, incite
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralcitas
Examples
.
I have an appointment with the doctor at three in the afternoon.
.
I had a wonderful first date.
discurso Cervantes.
She began the speech with a quotation from Cervantes.
atienden.
I forgot to book an appointment and now they cannot see me.
ciegas .
They went on a blind date and got on brilliantly.
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