stigmate

English

Noun

stigmate (plural stigmates or stigmata)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of stigma.
   • 1838, George Bentham, “On the Structure and Affinities of Arachis and Voandzeia”, in Transactions of the Linnean Society, page 155:

     […] an ovarium borne on a short stipes within the base of the tube, with a long thread-like style and a beared stigmate; […]

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin stigma, stigmatis, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στίγμα, στίγματος (stígma, stígmatos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stiɡ.mat/

Noun

stigmate m (plural stigmates)

1. stigma (scar)
2. stigma (mark of infamy)
3. (botany) stigma

Derived terms

• stigmatiser

Further reading

• “stigmate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Noun

stigmate f pl (plural only)

1. stigmata

Latin

Noun

stigmate

1. ablative singular of stigma