sigmatic
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the name of the letter s in Greek, Ancient Greek σῖγμᾰ (sîgma) (stem σῑ́γμᾰτ- (sī́gmat-)) + -ic.[1]
Adjective
[edit]sigmatic (not comparable)
- (linguistics) Having the consonant s added to the root in order to form a tense or case stem.
- Antonym: asigmatic
- Relating to sigmatics.
Translations
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References
[edit]- ^ “sigmatic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French sigmatique.
Adjective
[edit]sigmatic m or n (feminine singular sigmatică, masculine plural sigmatici, feminine and neuter plural sigmatice)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | sigmatic | sigmatică | sigmatici | sigmatice | |||
definite | sigmaticul | sigmatica | sigmaticii | sigmaticele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | sigmatic | sigmatice | sigmatici | sigmatice | |||
definite | sigmaticului | sigmaticei | sigmaticilor | sigmaticelor |