Meaning & use
sigmatic
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relating to, formed with, or characterized by the letter or sound S (sigma).
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The sigmatic aorist in ancient Greek grammar is formed by adding a sigma to the verb stem.
Linguists noted the sigmatic suffix that appears across several related Indo-European languages.
A note on using this word
Named after the Greek letter sigma (Σ, σ), the term is mostly used by classicists and linguists describing verb formation.
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