See also: Stigma

English

A stigma of a flower
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, St. Catherine of Siena, c. 1746

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

stigma (plural stigmata or stigmas)

  1. A mark of infamy or disgrace.
    stigma of mental health disorders
    1. Discriminatory attitudes. [2000?–]
      stigma towards mental health
  2. A scar or birthmark.
  3. (Christianity, chiefly in the plural stigmata) A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion on Jesus's body, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.
  4. (literary, figurative) An outward sign; an indication.
    • 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 65:
      Bradly scowled - the stigmata of alarm. What ultimate threat to his peace and privacy did this dropping in by young Podson imply?
  5. (botany) The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
    Synonym: (obsolete) summit
    • 1982, Dennis Linde (lyrics and music), “Reproduction”, in Grease 2:
      Now you see just how the stamen gets its lusty dust onto the stigma / And why this frenzied chlorophyllous orgy starts in spring is no enigma!
  6. (medicine) A visible sign or characteristic of a disease.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Partly from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, mark, sign), and partly from the acrophonic value of its initial st- as well as the analogy with the name of sigma.

Noun

stigma (plural stigmas)

  1. (typography) A ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau, (Ϛ/ϛ).
Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stigma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstɪɡma]
  • Hyphenation: stig‧ma

Noun

stigma n

  1. stigma, stain

Declension

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, brand).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stiːma/, [ˈsd̥iːma] or IPA(key): /stikma/, [ˈsd̥iɡ̊ma]

Noun

stigma n (singular definite stigmaet, plural indefinite stigmata)

  1. stigma

Inflection

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma).

Pronunciation

Noun

stigma n (plural stigma's or stigmata, diminutive stigmaatje n)

  1. stigma (mark of infamy or disgrace)
  2. (Christianity) stigma (wound on Christ's body)
  3. stigma (Greek ligature)

Derived terms

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English stigma), ultimately from Latin stigma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstiɡmɑ/, [ˈs̠tiɡmɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɡmɑ
  • Syllabification(key): stig‧ma

Noun

stigma

  1. stigma

Declension

Inflection of stigma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominativestigmastigmat
genitivestigmanstigmojen
partitivestigmaastigmoja
illativestigmaanstigmoihin
singularplural
nominativestigmastigmat
accusativenom.stigmastigmat
gen.stigman
genitivestigmanstigmojen
stigmain rare
partitivestigmaastigmoja
inessivestigmassastigmoissa
elativestigmastastigmoista
illativestigmaanstigmoihin
adessivestigmallastigmoilla
ablativestigmaltastigmoilta
allativestigmallestigmoille
essivestigmanastigmoina
translativestigmaksistigmoiksi
abessivestigmattastigmoitta
instructivestigmoin
comitativeSee the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of stigma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singularplural
nominativestigmanistigmani
accusativenom.stigmanistigmani
gen.stigmani
genitivestigmanistigmojeni
stigmaini rare
partitivestigmaanistigmojani
inessivestigmassanistigmoissani
elativestigmastanistigmoistani
illativestigmaanistigmoihini
adessivestigmallanistigmoillani
ablativestigmaltanistigmoiltani
allativestigmallenistigmoilleni
essivestigmananistigmoinani
translativestigmaksenistigmoikseni
abessivestigmattanistigmoittani
instructive
comitativestigmoineni
second-person singular possessor
singularplural
nominativestigmasistigmasi
accusativenom.stigmasistigmasi
gen.stigmasi
genitivestigmasistigmojesi
stigmaisi rare
partitivestigmaasistigmojasi
inessivestigmassasistigmoissasi
elativestigmastasistigmoistasi
illativestigmaasistigmoihisi
adessivestigmallasistigmoillasi
ablativestigmaltasistigmoiltasi
allativestigmallesistigmoillesi
essivestigmanasistigmoinasi
translativestigmaksesistigmoiksesi
abessivestigmattasistigmoittasi
instructive
comitativestigmoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singularplural
nominativestigmammestigmamme
accusativenom.stigmammestigmamme
gen.stigmamme
genitivestigmammestigmojemme
stigmaimme rare
partitivestigmaammestigmojamme
inessivestigmassammestigmoissamme
elativestigmastammestigmoistamme
illativestigmaammestigmoihimme
adessivestigmallammestigmoillamme
ablativestigmaltammestigmoiltamme
allativestigmallemmestigmoillemme
essivestigmanammestigmoinamme
translativestigmaksemmestigmoiksemme
abessivestigmattammestigmoittamme
instructive
comitativestigmoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singularplural
nominativestigmannestigmanne
accusativenom.stigmannestigmanne
gen.stigmanne
genitivestigmannestigmojenne
stigmainne rare
partitivestigmaannestigmojanne
inessivestigmassannestigmoissanne
elativestigmastannestigmoistanne
illativestigmaannestigmoihinne
adessivestigmallannestigmoillanne
ablativestigmaltannestigmoiltanne
allativestigmallennestigmoillenne
essivestigmanannestigmoinanne
translativestigmaksennestigmoiksenne
abessivestigmattannestigmoittanne
instructive
comitativestigmoinenne
third-person possessor
singularplural
nominativestigmansastigmansa
accusativenom.stigmansastigmansa
gen.stigmansa
genitivestigmansastigmojensa
stigmainsa rare
partitivestigmaansastigmojaan
stigmojansa
inessivestigmassaan
stigmassansa
stigmoissaan
stigmoissansa
elativestigmastaan
stigmastansa
stigmoistaan
stigmoistansa
illativestigmaansastigmoihinsa
adessivestigmallaan
stigmallansa
stigmoillaan
stigmoillansa
ablativestigmaltaan
stigmaltansa
stigmoiltaan
stigmoiltansa
allativestigmalleen
stigmallensa
stigmoilleen
stigmoillensa
essivestigmanaan
stigmanansa
stigmoinaan
stigmoinansa
translativestigmakseen
stigmaksensa
stigmoikseen
stigmoiksensa
abessivestigmattaan
stigmattansa
stigmoittaan
stigmoittansa
instructive
comitativestigmoineen
stigmoinensa

Further reading

French

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, brand).

Pronunciation

Noun

stigma m (plural stigmas)

  1. stigma (Greek letter)
    Contrairement à ce que l’œil pourrait laisser croire, stigma n’est pas un sigma final grec : en effet, c’est l’évolution de la ligature d’un sigma lunaire avec un tau.
    Contrary to how the eye might lead you to believe, stigma isn't a Greek terminal sigma: in effect, it's the evolution of the ligature of a lunate sigma with a tau.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma).

Noun

stigma m (plural stigmi)

  1. stigma (all senses)

Noun

stigma m or f (invariable)

  1. stigma (Greek ligature)

Further reading

  • stigma1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • stigma2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma).

Noun

stigma n (genitive stigmatis); third declension

  1. brand (burned mark, especially on a slave)
Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativestigmastigmata
Genitivestigmatisstigmatum
Dativestigmatīstigmatibus
Accusativestigmastigmata
Ablativestigmatestigmatibus
Vocativestigmastigmata
Descendants

Etymology 2

Collateral form of stemma.

Noun

stigma n (genitive stigmatis); third declension

  1. medieval spelling of stemma
Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativestigmastigmata
Genitivestigmatisstigmatum
Dativestigmatīstigmatibus
Accusativestigmastigmata
Ablativestigmatestigmatibus
Vocativestigmastigmata

References

  • stigma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • stigma”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • stigma in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • stigma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • stigma”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “2. stigma”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 991/2

Swedish

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Noun

stigma n

  1. a stigma (something strongly looked down upon)
    att ha många barn har gått från stigma till status
    to have many children has gone from stigma to status
  2. (Christianity, chiefly in the plural stigmata) a stigma

Usage notes

The Latin plural stigmata is usually only used in the Christian sense.

Declension

Declension of stigma 
SingularPlural
IndefiniteDefiniteIndefiniteDefinite
Nominativestigmastigmatstigmanstigmana
Genitivestigmasstigmatsstigmansstigmanas

References

Welsh

Rhannau'r blodyn: A. wyfa/ofari; B. papws; C. anther; D. llabed; E. colofnig gyda stigmâu.

Etymology

Borrowed from English stigma.

Pronunciation

Noun

stigma m (plural stigmâu, not mutable)[1]

  1. stigma, sign of disgrace
    Synonyms: gwarthnod, haearnod
  2. stigma, mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
  3. (botany) stigma[2]
    Synonyms: nodyn, blaenig

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
stigmaunchangedunchangedunchanged

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “stigma”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ “Cylchred bywyd planhigyn”, in Gwyddoniaeth — Pethau byw — Planhigion[1] (in Welsh), BBC Bitesize, 2024, archived from the original on 2024-02-07, retrieved 2024-02-07