igitur Latin · revision 17803

+ {{infobox|confidence=probable|formation=derivation|attested=c. 450 BC, Twelve Tables|origins=la agō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈɪ.ɡɪ.tʊr]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈiː.d͡ʒi.tur]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''igitur''' ^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is probably a weakened, unstressed form of [[m|la|agitur|t=it is done]], the passive of [[agō|t=to do]], from [[m|itc-pro|*agetor]], first used in phrases such as ⟨quid igitur?⟩ “what is to be done, then?”.^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) Hartmann proposed this derivation, which the TLL thinks may be right.^(TLL) Lewis & Short gave an older explanation from the pronominal stem of [[is]].^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ It is found in the Twelve Tables and in Livius Andronicus.^(de Vaan 2008)^(Köbler 2010) Festus records that the ancients used it for ''inde'', ''posteā'' and ''tum'', “then, afterwards”.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ ''Igitur'' means “in that case, then” and, drawing an inference, “therefore, consequently, so”.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) It also introduces a topic promised earlier (“so then”) and resumes after a digression (“well then”).^(OLD 2012) Classical prose usually puts it second in the sentence, a position Quintilian discusses.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

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+ A 7th-century inscription spells it ''egetur''.^(TLL)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 450 BC – Used in the Twelve Tables.^(de Vaan 2008)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 280–200 BC – Used by Livius Andronicus.^(de Vaan 2008)

+ * c. 35–95 AD – Quintilian discusses its position in the sentence.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 7th century – An inscription writes ''egetur''.^(TLL)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Conjunction===

+ # In that case, then.^(OLD 2012)

+ # [[m|en|therefore]], consequently, so.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

+ # So then, well then (introducing or resuming a topic).^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(archaic, according to Festus)'' Then, afterwards.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[agō]]

+ * [[ergō]]

+ * [[itaque]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}