estigma

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, brand, mark), from στίζω (stízō, to mark).

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estigma m (plural estigmes)

  1. (historical, Christianity) stigma
  2. (figurative) stigma (indelible mark)
  3. (botany) stigma (part of the pistil)

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, brand, mark), from στίζω (stízō, to mark).

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈt͡ʃi.ɡi.mɐ/, /esˈt͡ʃi.ɡi.mɐ/, /isˈt͡ʃiɡ.mɐ/, /esˈt͡ʃiɡ.mɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈt͡ʃi.ɡi.mɐ/, /eʃˈt͡ʃi.ɡi.mɐ/, /iʃˈt͡ʃiɡ.mɐ/, /eʃˈt͡ʃiɡ.mɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈt͡ʃiɡ.ma/, /esˈt͡ʃi.ɡi.ma/

  • Hyphenation: es‧tig‧ma

Noun[edit]

estigma m (plural estigmas)

  1. stigma (mark of infamy)
  2. (botany) stigma (part of the pistil)

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, brand, mark), from στίζω (stízō, to mark).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /esˈtiɡma/ [esˈt̪iɣ̞.ma]
  • Rhymes: -iɡma
  • Syllabification: es‧tig‧ma

Noun[edit]

estigma m (plural estigmas)

  1. (botany, pathology, zoology, figuratively) stigma

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