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aorist

/ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/US/ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/

aorist noun: a verb paradigm found in certain languages, usually an unmarked form or one that expresses the perfective or aorist aspect.

Noun

aorist (plural aorists)

  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.

Adjective

aorist (not comparable)

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

aorist meaning in Kannada and Vietnamese

aorist in Kannada

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ

aorist in Vietnamese

a grammatical aspect
thể bất định
More languagesFewer languages
Sindhi
مُضارعَ muẓārʻa

Forms of aorist

pluralaorists

Origin of aorist

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

Words formed from aorist

Phrases with aorist

Questions about aorist

What does aorist mean?
Aorist means a verb paradigm found in certain languages, usually an unmarked form or one that expresses the perfective or aorist aspect.
What is aorist in Kannada?
Aorist in Kannada is ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ. See Aorist meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is aorist?
Aorist can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce aorist?
Aorist is pronounced /ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of aorist?
The plural of aorist is aorists.

Words near aorist in the dictionary

  1. AOOs
  2. AOP
  3. AOPS
  4. AOPV
  5. AOR
  6. aorist
  7. aorist aspect
  8. aorist tense
  9. aorist tenses
  10. aoristic
  11. aoristically

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aorist (page history and authors); aorist (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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