igitur

Latin

Etymology

  • Some say it to be some form of agitur enclitically weakened.
  • Some refer it to i-, a pronominal stem of is (it”; “he”, “she”; “this”, “that) + the suffix -ha, -dha (compare the Ancient Greek -θα (-tha) and the Sanskrit इह (iha, here)) + -tur, an alternative form of -tus (compare Sanskrit तस् (tas)), as in penitus, antīquitus, etc.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈi.ɡi.tur/, [ˈɪ.ɡɪ.tʊr]
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Conjunction

First word or word phrase in sentence + igitur (postpositive)

  1. therefore, then consequently

References

  • igitur in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • igitur in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • igitur in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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