Standard Lemma guide

aorist

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɛə.ɹɪst/
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  • General-American: /ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/
  • General-American: /ˈɛəɹɪst/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to a verb in the aorist aspect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • the aorist stem of a verb

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A particular verb in the aorist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tense

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: aorístic — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • Czech: aoristový — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • Dutch: aoristisch — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • Finnish: aoristi- — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • French: aoriste — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • German: aoristisch — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • Greek: αόριστος (aóristos) — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • Ancient Greek: ἀόριστος (aóristos) — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • Irish: éigríochta — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • Korean: 아오리스트 (aoliseuteu) — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • Manx: aoristagh — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • Polish: aorystyczny — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • Portuguese: aorístico — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • Russian: ао́ристный (aóristnyj) — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • Serbo-Croatian: а̏ористнӣ — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȁoristnī — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • Spanish: aoristo — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • Swedish: aoristisk — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • Welsh: gorffennol penodol — pertaining to verb in aorist aspect
  • Bulgarian: аори́ст (aoríst) — a grammatical aspect
  • Bulgarian: ми́нало свърше́но вре́ме (mínalo svǎršéno vréme) — a grammatical aspect
  • Catalan: aorist — a grammatical aspect
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不定過去時 /不定过去时 (bùdìng guòqùshí) — a grammatical aspect
  • Czech: aorist — a grammatical aspect
  • Danish: aorist — a grammatical aspect
  • Dutch: aoristus — a grammatical aspect
  • Finnish: aoristi — a grammatical aspect
  • French: aoriste — a grammatical aspect
  • Georgian: აორისტი (aorisṭi) — a grammatical aspect
  • Georgian: წყვეტილი (c̣q̇veṭili) — a grammatical aspect
  • Georgian: ნამყო სრული (namq̇o sruli) — a grammatical aspect
  • German: Aorist — a grammatical aspect
  • Greek: αόριστος (aóristos) — a grammatical aspect
  • Ancient Greek: ἀόριστος (aóristos) — a grammatical aspect
  • Irish: éigríocht — a grammatical aspect
  • Italian: aoristo — a grammatical aspect
  • Japanese: アオリスト (aorisuto) — a grammatical aspect
  • Korean: 부정과거 (bujeonggwageo) — a grammatical aspect
  • Latin: aoristus — a grammatical aspect
  • Macedonian: минато свршено време (minato svršeno vreme) — a grammatical aspect
  • Macedonian: аорист — a grammatical aspect
  • Norwegian Bokmål: aorist — a grammatical aspect
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: aorist — a grammatical aspect
  • Occitan: aorist — a grammatical aspect
  • Polish: aoryst — a grammatical aspect
  • Portuguese: aoristo — a grammatical aspect
  • Romanian: aorist — a grammatical aspect
  • Russian: ао́рист (aórist) — a grammatical aspect
  • Serbo-Croatian: а̏орист — a grammatical aspect
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȁorist — a grammatical aspect
  • Sindhi: مُضارعَ (muẓārʻa) — a grammatical aspect
  • Spanish: aoristo — a grammatical aspect
  • Swedish: aorist — a grammatical aspect
  • Turkish: geniş zaman — a grammatical aspect
  • Ukrainian: аорист (aoryst) — a grammatical aspect
  • Vietnamese: thể bất định — a grammatical aspect
  • Welsh: gorffennol penodol — a grammatical aspect
Real reading context

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