Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stigme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stigme
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anglicised form of stigma

Obsolete

noun

A dot used as a punctuation mark in historical Greek texts, especially at the top of the line, equivalent to a period or full stop.

Example Sentences

"Ȝe schal not prik ȝor flesch, ne mak to ȝow ani figeris, ne stigmes, þat are woundis. Ye shall not prick your flesh, nor make to you any figures, nor stigmes, that are wounds."
"None..haue..branded any nation with the marke and stigme of Atheisme."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στῐγμή (stĭgmḗ). Compare stigmal and stigmate; hypodigm and paradigm; hexastigm, polystigm, tetrastigm, and tristigm.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *(s)teyg-, στῐγμή

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

stigmes (plural)

Questions

What does stigme mean?: Anglicised form of stigma
Where does stigme come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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