citharizo

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κιθαρίζω (kitharízō, “I play the lyre”), from κιθάρα (kithára, “lyre”), of pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

Verb

citharizō (present infinitive citharizāre, perfect active citharizāvī, supine citharizātum); first conjugation

  1. to play the cithara
    • 100 BCE – 24 BCE, Cornelius Nepos, Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum gentium Epaminodas 2.1:
      Nam et citharizare et cantare ad chordarum sonum doctus est a Dionysio, qui non minore fuit in musicis gloria quam Damon aut Lamprus, quorum pervulgata sunt nomina, cantare tibiis ab Olympiodoro, saltare a Calliphrone.
      For at the lyre and at singing in harmony with its strings he was taught by Dionysius, who is held in no less glory amongst musicians than Damon or Lamprus, whose names are ubiquitous; to sing to the flutes, by Olympiodorus; and to dance by Calliphron.

Usage notes
  • citharīzō is the sole Classical Latin borrowing of a Greek verb in -ίζω (-ízō); all other borrowings in this form took place in the Late Latin period, largely by Early Christian writers, originally in religious contexts.

Conjugation
   Conjugation of citharizō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present citharizō citharizās citharizat citharizāmus citharizātis citharizant
imperfect citharizābam citharizābās citharizābat citharizābāmus citharizābātis citharizābant
future citharizābō citharizābis citharizābit citharizābimus citharizābitis citharizābunt
perfect citharizāvī citharizāvistī citharizāvit citharizāvimus citharizāvistis citharizāvērunt,
citharizāvēre
pluperfect citharizāveram citharizāverās citharizāverat citharizāverāmus citharizāverātis citharizāverant
future perfect citharizāverō citharizāveris citharizāverit citharizāverimus citharizāveritis citharizāverint
passive present citharizor citharizāris,
citharizāre		 citharizātur citharizāmur citharizāminī citharizantur
imperfect citharizābar citharizābāris,
citharizābāre		 citharizābātur citharizābāmur citharizābāminī citharizābantur
future citharizābor citharizāberis,
citharizābere		 citharizābitur citharizābimur citharizābiminī citharizābuntur
perfect citharizātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect citharizātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect citharizātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present citharizem citharizēs citharizet citharizēmus citharizētis citharizent
imperfect citharizārem citharizārēs citharizāret citharizārēmus citharizārētis citharizārent
perfect citharizāverim citharizāverīs citharizāverit citharizāverīmus citharizāverītis citharizāverint
pluperfect citharizāvissem citharizāvissēs citharizāvisset citharizāvissēmus citharizāvissētis citharizāvissent
passive present citharizer citharizēris,
citharizēre		 citharizētur citharizēmur citharizēminī citharizentur
imperfect citharizārer citharizārēris,
citharizārēre		 citharizārētur citharizārēmur citharizārēminī citharizārentur
perfect citharizātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect citharizātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — citharizā — — citharizāte —
future — citharizātō citharizātō — citharizātōte citharizantō
passive present — citharizāre — — citharizāminī —
future — citharizātor citharizātor — — citharizantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives citharizāre citharizāvisse citharizātūrum esse citharizārī citharizātum esse citharizātum īrī
participles citharizāns — citharizātūrus — citharizātus citharizandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
citharizandī citharizandō citharizandum citharizandō citharizātum citharizātū

Descendants
  • Italian: cetereggiare, citarizzare
  • Romanian: cetereza

References
  • “citharizo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “citharizo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • citharizo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • citharizo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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