Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stigmata

/stɪɡˈmɑːtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: stig-ma-ta
IPA: /stɪɡˈmɑːtə/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of stigma

name

bodily marks or sores, corresponding in location to the crucifixion wounds of Christ; supposed to occur during states of religious ecstasy or hysteria, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically

Example Sentences

"I've had notions, negative each one, images of what it is to seem black: to look black, to talk black, to walk black, to dress black; need I list the stigmata any further."
"Kidnapped Africans en route to the Americas were cursorily examined by the ship's surgeons in an attempt to cut losses by immediately jettisoning those with such stigmata as Winterbottom's sign, a swelling of the lymph nodes found in those who harbored trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “brand”). Nominative plural: στίγματα (stígmata).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: στίγμα

Derived Forms

stigmatalike stigmatophore

Rhymes With

gotta mata lotta sonata ata janata plata regatta cotta fatah terracotta ricotta

Questions

How do you pronounce stigmata?: The recorded pronunciation is /stɪɡˈmɑːtə/.
What does stigmata mean?: plural of stigma
Where does stigmata come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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