scita
English
Etymology
From Latin scīta (“things which are known”), the nominative neuter plural of scītus (“known; ascertained”), the perfect passive participle of sciō (“to know”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: skēʹtă, IPA(key): /ˈskiːta/
Noun
scita pl (plural only)
- (in the social and political philosophy of Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn) The sum of all the political, economic, technological, scientific, military, geographical, and psychological knowledge of the masses and of their representatives.
- Coordinate term: scienda
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation 1
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈskiː.ta]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈʃiː.ta]
Participle
scīta
- inflection of scītus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Noun
scīta
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of scītum
Pronunciation 2
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈskiː.taː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈʃiː.ta]
Participle
scītā
- ablative feminine singular of scītus