aorist

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/

Noun

aorist (plural aorists)

1. (grammar, uncountable) A grammatical category of verbs that is often a perfective past: that is, it expresses perfective aspect (also known as aorist aspect) and past tense. The nearest equivalent in English is the simple past.
2. (grammar, countable) This grammatical category in a particular language, for instance, Albanian and Ancient and Modern Greek.
3. (grammar, countable) A particular verb in the aorist.

Translations

• French: aoriste
• German: Aorist
• Italian: aoristo
• Portuguese: aoristo
• Russian: ао́рист

Adjective

aorist (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Of or pertaining to a verb in the aorist aspect.

   the aorist stem of a verb

Translations

• French: aoriste
• German: aoristisch
• Portuguese: aorístico
• Russian: ао́ристный

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