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    <title>aorist</title>
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==English==
{{wikipedia}}

===Etymology===
From {{etyl|grc}} {{term|sc=polytonic|ἀόριστος|tr=aoristos||not done, not completed|lang=grc}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈeɪəˌrɪst/}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{grammar}} A [[verb]] in the aorist past, that is, in the [[past tense]] and the [[aorist aspect]] (the event described by the verb viewed as a completed whole).  Also called the perfective past.  The nearest equivalent in English is the [[simple past]]. The term aorist is used particularly often for verbs in Ancient and Modern Greek.

===Adjective===
{{en-adj|-}}

# {{grammar}} Of or pertaining to a verb in the [[aorist aspect]].
#: ''the '''aorist''' stem of a verb''

====Derived terms====
* [[aoristic]]

====Translations====
{{trans-top|pertaining to verb in aorist aspect}}
* Croatian: {{t-|hr|aoristni}}
* French: {{t+|fr|aoriste|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|αόριστος|m|sc=Grek}} (aóristos)
{{trans-bottom}}

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==Croatian==

===Noun===
{{hr-noun|m}}

# {{grammar|lang=hr}} [[aorist aspect]]

[[et:aorist]]
[[io:aorist]]
[[pl:aorist]]
[[te:aorist]]
[[tr:aorist]]
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