aorist (redirected from Aorist tense)

a·o·rist  (r-st)

n.

1. A form of a verb in some languages, such as Classical Greek, that expresses action without indicating its completion or continuation.

2. A form of a verb in some languages, such as Classical Greek or Sanskrit, that in the indicative mood expresses past action.

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[From Greek aoristos, indefinite, aorist tense : a-, not; see a-¹ + horistos, definable (from horizein, to define; see horizon).]

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aorist [ˈeɪərɪst ˈɛərɪst]

n

(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar a tense of the verb in classical Greek and in certain other inflected languages, indicating past action without reference to whether the action involved was momentary or continuous Compare perfect [8] imperfect [4]

[from Greek aoristos not limited, from a-¹ + horistos restricted, from horizein to define]

aoristic  adj

aoristically  adv

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

aorist - a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation tense - a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

Translations

aorist [ˈɛərɪst] N → aoristo m

aorist

n → Aorist m