aorist
Pronunciation:
/ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/noun
Definitions
(grammar) A grammatical category of verbs that is often a perfective past: that is, it expresses perfective aspect (also known as aorist aspect) and past tense. The nearest equivalent in English is the simple past.
(grammar) This grammatical category in a particular language, for instance, Albanian and Ancient and Modern Greek.
(grammar) A particular verb in the aorist.
adjective
Definitions
(grammar) Of or pertaining to a verb in the aorist aspect.
Example: the aorist stem of a verb