aorist

noun
/ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/UK/ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from ἀόριστος — “unbounded

Definitions

  1. A verb paradigm found in certain languages, usually an unmarked form or one that…

    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.

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

    • the aorist stem of a verb

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for aorist. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA