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 sī̆cī̆licus (a diacritic indicating gemination).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sɪ.kɪ.lɪˈkɪs.sɪ.toː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [si.t͡ʃi.liˈt͡ʃis.si.to]

Verb

sicilicissitō (present infinitive sicilicissitāre, perfect active sicilicissitāvī, supine sicilicissitātum); first conjugation, no passive

(hapax legomenon, humorous) to act in a Sicilian manner; to adopt Sicilian customs
Synonyms: sicelissō, sicilicissō, sicilissō, sicilizō
- c. 200 BCE, Plautus, Menaechmi 11:
  atque adeō hoc argūmentum graecissat, tamen nōn atticissat, vērum sicilicissitat.
  And indeed, the theme is Greek, though it is not Athenian, but rather, it is Sicilian.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sicilicissitō (first conjugation, no passive)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		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
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		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
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	sicilicissitā		—	—	sicilicissitāte		—
active	future	—	sicilicissitātō		sicilicissitātō	—	sicilicissitātōte		sicilicissitantō
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		sicilicissitāre		—		sicilicissitāns		—
future		sicilicissitātūrum esse		—		sicilicissitātūrus		—
perfect		sicilicissitāvisse		—		—		—
perfect potential		sicilicissitātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		sicilicissitandī	sicilicissitandō		sicilicissitandum	sicilicissitandō	sicilicissitātum		sicilicissitātū

References

^ Fontaine, Michael (2006), ““Sicilicissitat” (Plautus, “Menaechmi” 12) and Early Geminate Writing in Latin (With an Appendix on “Men.” 13)”, in Mnenosyne, number 59, →ISSN, pages 95—110
^ Fontaine, Michael (2010), Funny Words in Plautine Comedy, Oxford University Press, page 10

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

[2] Fontaine, Michael (2010), Funny Words in Plautine Comedy, Oxford University Press, page 10

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