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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sigmatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sig-mat-ic
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the consonant s added to the root in order to form a tense or case stem.

adj

Relating to sigmatics.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the name of the letter s in Greek, Ancient Greek σῖγμᾰ (sîgmă) (stem σῑ́γμᾰτ- (sī́gmăt-)) + -ic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

unsigmatic

Antonyms

asigmatic

Questions

What does sigmatic mean?
Having the consonant s added to the root in order to form a tense or case stem.
Where does sigmatic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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