subito Latin · revision 17968

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 250–184 BC, Plautus|origins=la subeō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈsʊ.bɪ.toː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈsuː.bi.to]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''subitō''' (not comparable)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[m|la|subitus|t=sudden]] with the adverb ending ⟨-ō⟩.^(OLD 2012) [[m|la|subitus]] is the past participle of [[m|la|subeō|t=to come up, approach]];^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010) Wiktionary explains the sense through “coming up closely, stealing up”.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler dates it from Plautus,^(Köbler 2010) who has ''ut subitō, ut prope, ut validē tonuit!'', “how suddenly, how near, how loud the thunder was!”.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ ''Subitō'' is “suddenly, unexpectedly”, and “at short notice, quickly, in no time”, as in Plautus' ''licēbit quamvīs subitō sūmere'', “you can take the gold as soon as you like”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

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+ Church Latin glosses it “suddenly, unexpectedly”.^(Stelten 1995)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus: ''ut subitō, ut prope, ut validē tonuit!''.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[m|en|suddenly]], unexpectedly.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Stelten 1995)

+ # At short notice, quickly.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[subitātiō]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[subitus]]

+ * [[subeō]]

+ * [[repente]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Church Latin also has a first-conjugation verb ''subitō'', “to apply, supply”.^(Stelten 1995)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}