stigma

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈstɪɡmə/

Noun

stigma (plural stigmata)

1. A mark of infamy or disgrace.
2. A scar or birthmark.
3. (Christianity, chiefly in the plural stigmata) A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion on Jesus' body, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.
4. (botany) The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
5. (medicine) A visible sign or characteristic of a disease.

Translations

• French: stigmate
• German: Stigma
• Italian: marchio
• Portuguese: estigma
• Russian: клеймо́
• Spanish: estigma, sambenito

Translations

• French: stigmate
• German: Mal, Muttermal
• Russian: шрам
• Spanish: antojo, marca de nacimiento

Translations

• Italian: stigma, stimma
• Portuguese: chaga

Translations

• French: stigmate
• German: Narbe
• Italian: stigma
• Portuguese: estigma
• Russian: ры́льце
• Spanish: estigma

Noun

stigma (plural stigmas)

1. (typography) A ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau, (Ϛ/ϛ).

Translations

• French: stigma
• Russian: сти́гма

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