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