sicilicissito

Latin

Etymology

Coined by Plautus, from siculus (“Sicilian”) +‎ -icus +‎ -issō +‎ -itō. The unexpected change of siculi- to sicili-, as well as the presence of the suffix -icus suggest that Plautus might have intended a pun on sīcīlicus (a diacritic indicating gemination).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

sicilicissitō (present infinitive sicilicissitāre, perfect active sicilicissitāvī, supine sicilicissitātum); first conjugation

  1. (hapax legomenon, humorous) to act in a Sicilian manner; to adopt Sicilian customs or speech.
    • c. 200 BCE, Plautus, Menaechmi 11—12:
      Atque adeō hoc argūmentum graecissat, tamen nōn atticissat, vērum sicilicissitat.
      And by the way, this argument sounds kind of Greek, though not Attic Greek, but rather Sicilian.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of sicilicissitō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present sicilicissitō sicilicissitās sicilicissitat sicilicissitāmus sicilicissitātis sicilicissitant
imperfect sicilicissitābam sicilicissitābās sicilicissitābat sicilicissitābāmus sicilicissitābātis sicilicissitābant
future sicilicissitābō sicilicissitābis sicilicissitābit sicilicissitābimus sicilicissitābitis sicilicissitābunt
perfect sicilicissitāvī sicilicissitāvistī sicilicissitāvit sicilicissitāvimus sicilicissitāvistis sicilicissitāvērunt,
sicilicissitāvēre
pluperfect sicilicissitāveram sicilicissitāverās sicilicissitāverat sicilicissitāverāmus sicilicissitāverātis sicilicissitāverant
future perfect sicilicissitāverō sicilicissitāveris sicilicissitāverit sicilicissitāverimus sicilicissitāveritis sicilicissitāverint
passive present sicilicissitor sicilicissitāris,
sicilicissitāre 		sicilicissitātur sicilicissitāmur sicilicissitāminī sicilicissitantur
imperfect sicilicissitābar sicilicissitābāris,
sicilicissitābāre 		sicilicissitābātur sicilicissitābāmur sicilicissitābāminī sicilicissitābantur
future sicilicissitābor sicilicissitāberis,
sicilicissitābere 		sicilicissitābitur sicilicissitābimur sicilicissitābiminī sicilicissitābuntur
perfect sicilicissitātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect sicilicissitātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect sicilicissitātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present sicilicissitem sicilicissitēs sicilicissitet sicilicissitēmus sicilicissitētis sicilicissitent
imperfect sicilicissitārem sicilicissitārēs sicilicissitāret sicilicissitārēmus sicilicissitārētis sicilicissitārent
perfect sicilicissitāverim sicilicissitāverīs sicilicissitāverit sicilicissitāverīmus sicilicissitāverītis sicilicissitāverint
pluperfect sicilicissitāvissem sicilicissitāvissēs sicilicissitāvisset sicilicissitāvissēmus sicilicissitāvissētis sicilicissitāvissent
passive present sicilicissiter sicilicissitēris,
sicilicissitēre 		sicilicissitētur sicilicissitēmur sicilicissitēminī sicilicissitentur
imperfect sicilicissitārer sicilicissitārēris,
sicilicissitārēre 		sicilicissitārētur sicilicissitārēmur sicilicissitārēminī sicilicissitārentur
perfect sicilicissitātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect sicilicissitātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — sicilicissitā — — sicilicissitāte —
future — sicilicissitātō sicilicissitātō — sicilicissitātōte sicilicissitantō
passive present — sicilicissitāre — — sicilicissitāminī —
future — sicilicissitātor sicilicissitātor — — sicilicissitantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present sicilicissitāre sicilicissitārī sicilicissitāns —
future sicilicissitātūrum esse sicilicissitātum īrī sicilicissitātūrus sicilicissitandus
perfect sicilicissitāvisse sicilicissitātum esse — sicilicissitātus
future perfect — sicilicissitātum fore — —
perfect potential sicilicissitātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
sicilicissitandī sicilicissitandō sicilicissitandum sicilicissitandō sicilicissitātum sicilicissitātū

Synonyms

  • sicelissō
  • sicilicissō
  • sicilissō
  • sicilizō

References

  1. ^ Michael Fontaine (1 January 2006), ““Sicilicissitat” (Plautus, “Menaechmi” 12) and Early Geminate Writing in Latin (With an Appendix on “Men.” 13)”, in Mnenosyne‎[1], number 59 (PDF), →ISSN, pages 95—110
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