oscito

Latin

Alternative forms

• ōscitor

Etymology

From ōs (“mouth”) +‎ citō (“cause to move”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈoːs.ki.toː/, [ˈoːs̠kɪt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈoʃ.ʃi.to/, [ˈɔʃːit̪o]

Verb

ōscitō (present infinitive ōscitāre, perfect active ōscitāvī, supine ōscitātum); first conjugation, no passive

1. to open one's mouth, gape
2. to open out, unfold
3. to gape with weariness, yawn

Conjugation

Conjugation of ōscitō (first conjugation, active only)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ōscitō	ōscitās	ōscitat	ōscitāmus	ōscitātis	ōscitant
	imperfect	ōscitābam	ōscitābās	ōscitābat	ōscitābāmus	ōscitābātis	ōscitābant
	future	ōscitābō	ōscitābis	ōscitābit	ōscitābimus	ōscitābitis	ōscitābunt
	perfect	ōscitāvī	ōscitāvistī	ōscitāvit	ōscitāvimus	ōscitāvistis	ōscitāvērunt, ōscitāvēre
	pluperfect	ōscitāveram	ōscitāverās	ōscitāverat	ōscitāverāmus	ōscitāverātis	ōscitāverant
	future perfect	ōscitāverō	ōscitāveris	ōscitāverit	ōscitāverimus	ōscitāveritis	ōscitāverint
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ōscitem	ōscitēs	ōscitet	ōscitēmus	ōscitētis	ōscitent
	imperfect	ōscitārem	ōscitārēs	ōscitāret	ōscitārēmus	ōscitārētis	ōscitārent
	perfect	ōscitāverim	ōscitāverīs	ōscitāverit	ōscitāverīmus	ōscitāverītis	ōscitāverint
	pluperfect	ōscitāvissem	ōscitāvissēs	ōscitāvisset	ōscitāvissēmus	ōscitāvissētis	ōscitāvissent
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	ōscitā	—	—	ōscitāte	—
	future	—	ōscitātō	ōscitātō	—	ōscitātōte	ōscitantō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		ōscitāre	ōscitāvisse	ōscitātūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		ōscitāns	—	ōscitātūrus	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		ōscitandī	ōscitandō	ōscitandum	ōscitandō	ōscitātum	ōscitātū

Derived terms

• ōscitābundus
• ōscitanter
• ōscitāns
• ōscitātiō

Descendants

• Galician: bocexar
• English: oscitate
• Portuguese: oscitar, bocejar (possibly)
• Spanish: acezar, bostezar
• Tarantino: descetare

References

• “oscito”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “oscito”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• oscito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.