estigma
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “brand, mark”), from στίζω (stízō, “to mark”).
Pronunciation
Noun
estigma m (plural estigmes)
- (historical, Christianity) stigma
- (figurative) stigma (indelible mark)
- (botany) stigma (part of the pistil)
Derived terms
- estigmàtic
- estigmatisme
Related terms
Further reading
- “estigma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Etymology
From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “brand, mark”), from στίζω (stízō, “to mark”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: es‧tig‧ma
Noun
estigma m (plural estigmas)
Related terms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “brand, mark”), from στίζω (stízō, “to mark”).
Pronunciation
Noun
estigma m (plural estigmas)
Related terms
Further reading
- “estigma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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