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aorist

noun

  1. verb forms usually express perfective aspect and refer to past events
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/ / /ˈɛə.ɹɪst/ / /ˈɛəɹɪst/

adj

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀόριστος (aóristos, “unbounded”).

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

    the aorist stem of a verb

noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀόριστος (aóristos, “unbounded”).

  1. A verb paradigm found in certain languages, usually an unmarked form or one that expresses the perfective or aorist aspect.
  2. A particular verb in the aorist.