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SIGMATIC AORIST

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There is 1 meaning of the phrase Sigmatic Aorist.

Sigmatic Aorist - as a noun

An aorist formed by adding sigma or -s to the stem.

Example: "The sigmatic aorist has disappeared in baltic, so our information on this category is limited to the slavic data."

Example Sentences

"The sigmatic aorist verb form was commonly used in ancient Greek."
"In Indo-European languages, the sigmatic aorist served as a past tense marker."
"Linguists have noted the sigmatic aorist as an important feature of certain language families."
"The use of the sigmatic aorist declined over time in many languages."
"Students of ancient Greek must learn to conjugate verbs in the sigmatic aorist."
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