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sigmate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sig-mate
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like the Greek letter sigma.

verb

To modify (a Greek word) by adding a sigma, or by changing another letter to sigma.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English sigma Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English sigmate From sigma + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Usage

Inflected Forms

more sigmate (comparative) most sigmate (superlative) sigmates (present, singular) sigmating (participle, present) sigmated (participle, past) sigmated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

sigmatic sigmoid

Questions

What does sigmate mean?
Shaped like the Greek letter sigma.
Where does sigmate come from?
Etymology tree English sigma Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English sigmate From sigma + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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