stigma
See also: Stigma
English
Etymology 1
From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “brand”), from στίζω (stízō, “I mark”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɪɡmə/
Noun
stigma (plural stigmata or stigmas)
- A mark of infamy or disgrace.
- A scar or birthmark.
- (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.
- (botany) The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
- (medicine) A visible sign or characteristic of a disease.
Derived terms
Translations
mark of infamy
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scar or birthmark
Christianity: mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion on Jesus' body
part of the pistil
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Etymology 2
Partly from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “mark, sign”), and partly from the acrophonic value of its initial st- as well as the analogy with the name of sigma.
Translations
Further reading
- stigma in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- stigma in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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Danish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “brand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stiːma/, [ˈsd̥iːma] or IPA(key): /stikma/, [ˈsd̥iɡ̊ma]
Inflection
Declension of stigma
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | stigma | stigmaet | stigmata | stigmataene |
genitive | stigmas | stigmaets | stigmatas | stigmataenes |
Related terms
- stigmatisere ("stigmatize")
- stigmatisering ("stigmatization")
Finnish
Declension
Inflection of stigma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | stigma | stigmat | |
genitive | stigman | stigmojen | |
partitive | stigmaa | stigmoja | |
illative | stigmaan | stigmoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | stigma | stigmat | |
accusative | nom. | stigma | stigmat |
gen. | stigman | ||
genitive | stigman | stigmojen stigmainrare | |
partitive | stigmaa | stigmoja | |
inessive | stigmassa | stigmoissa | |
elative | stigmasta | stigmoista | |
illative | stigmaan | stigmoihin | |
adessive | stigmalla | stigmoilla | |
ablative | stigmalta | stigmoilta | |
allative | stigmalle | stigmoille | |
essive | stigmana | stigmoina | |
translative | stigmaksi | stigmoiksi | |
instructive | — | stigmoin | |
abessive | stigmatta | stigmoitta | |
comitative | — | stigmoineen |
Italian
Etymology
From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma).
Noun
stigma m (plural stigmi)
- stigma (all senses)
stigma m or f (invariable)
- stigma (Greek ligature)
Related terms
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈstiɡ.ma/, [ˈstɪɡ.ma]
Etymology 1
From the Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma).
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | stigma | stigmata |
Genitive | stigmatis | stigmatum |
Dative | stigmatī | stigmatibus |
Accusative | stigma | stigmata |
Ablative | stigmate | stigmatibus |
Vocative | stigma | stigmata |
Descendants
Etymology 2
Collateral form of stemma.
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | stigma | stigmata |
Genitive | stigmatis | stigmatum |
Dative | stigmatī | stigmatibus |
Accusative | stigma | stigmata |
Ablative | stigmate | stigmatibus |
Vocative | stigma | stigmata |
References
- stigma in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- stigma in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- stigma in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- stigma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- stigma in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “2. stigma”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 991/2
Swedish
Noun
stigma n
- a stigma
- att ha många barn har gått från stigma till status
- to have many children has gone from stigma to status
- att ha många barn har gått från stigma till status
Usage notes
- A Latin plural stigmata is also used.
Declension
Declension of stigma | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | stigma | stigmat | stigman | stigmana |
Genitive | stigmas | stigmats | stigmans | stigmanas |
Related terms
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