aorist
See also: Aorist
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀόριστος (aóristos, “unbounded”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/, /ˈɛə.ɹɪst/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/
Noun edit
aorist (plural aorists)
- (grammar) A verb paradigm found in certain languages, usually an unmarked form or one that expresses the perfective or aorist aspect.
- (grammar) A particular verb in the aorist.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
a grammatical aspect
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Adjective edit
aorist (not comparable)
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to a verb in the aorist aspect.
- the aorist stem of a verb
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
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Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀόριστος (aóristos, “unbounded”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aorist m inan
- aorist (a grammatical category of verbs that is often a perfective past) [19th c.]
- aorist (a particular verb in the aorist) [19th c.]
- 1860, F. B. Květ, Staročeská mluvnice[2], Praha: Kober & Markgraf, page 118:
- Kdy aoristy v češtině zanikly, zevrubně se určiti nedá.
- It is not possible to determine thoroughly when aorists vanished in Czech.
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- aorist in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- aorist in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀόριστος (aóristos, “indefinite, indeterminate”), from ἀ- (a-, “un”) + ὁρίζω (horízō, “to determine”) + -τος (-tos, “-able”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aorist c (singular definite aoristen, plural indefinite aorister)
- aorist (a past tense formation in Classical and Modern Greek and related formations in other Indo-European languages)
- aorist (verbal aspect in Classical and Modern Greek, equivalent to perfective)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
aorist n (plural aoriste)
Declension edit
Declension of aorist
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) aorist | aoristul | (niște) aoriste | aoristele |
genitive/dative | (unui) aorist | aoristului | (unor) aoriste | aoristelor |
vocative | aoristule | aoristelor |
Serbo-Croatian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ȁorist m (Cyrillic spelling а̏орист)
- (grammar, uncountable) aorist aspect
- (countable) a word in aorist aspect