στίγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek root στιγ- (stig-) (from the same root of στίζω (stízō, “I mark”)), and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στῐ́γμᾰ • (stĭ́gmă) n (genitive στῐ́γμᾰτος); third declension

  1. A mark from a pointed instrument, often as a sign of ownership: mark, brand, tattoo
  2. Any mark or spot
  3. (colour): gold

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ στῐ́γμᾰ; τοῦ στῐ́γμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ στῐ́γμᾰ
tò stĭ́gmă 		τὼ στῐ́γμᾰτε
tṑ stĭ́gmăte 		τᾰ̀ στῐ́γμᾰτᾰ
tằ stĭ́gmătă
Genitive τοῦ στῐ́γμᾰτος
toû stĭ́gmătos 		τοῖν στῐγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn stĭgmắtoin 		τῶν στῐγμᾰ́των
tôn stĭgmắtōn
Dative τῷ στῐ́γμᾰτῐ
tōî stĭ́gmătĭ 		τοῖν στῐγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn stĭgmắtoin 		τοῖς στῐ́γμᾰσῐ / στῐ́γμᾰσῐν
toîs stĭ́gmăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ στῐ́γμᾰ
tò stĭ́gmă 		τὼ στῐ́γμᾰτε
tṑ stĭ́gmăte 		τᾰ̀ στῐ́γμᾰτᾰ
tằ stĭ́gmătă
Vocative στῐ́γμᾰ
stĭ́gmă 		στῐ́γμᾰτε
stĭ́gmăte 		στῐ́γμᾰτᾰ
stĭ́gmătă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma).

Noun

στίγμα • (stígma) n (plural στίγματα)

  1. stigma (mark of infamy)
  2. disgrace
  3. scar, birthmark
    Synonym: σημάδι (simádi)
  4. stigma (Ϛ and ϛ: a ligature of the Greek letters lunate sigma and tau)

Declension

Declension of στίγμα
singular plural
nominative στίγμα (stígma) στίγματα (stígmata)
genitive στίγματος (stígmatos) στιγμάτων (stigmáton)
accusative στίγμα (stígma) στίγματα (stígmata)
vocative στίγμα (stígma) στίγματα (stígmata)

Coordinate terms

  • Appendix:Greek alphabet

Further reading

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