Aorist
German, noun/ˌaːoˈʁɪst/
Aorist is a German masculine noun meaning “aorist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kategorie der Konjugation (Verbflexion) in einigen indogermanischen (indoeuropäischen) Sprachen, die eine…”.
What does Aorist mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineaorist
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kategorie der Konjugation (Verbflexion) in einigen indogermanischen (indoeuropäischen) Sprachen, die eine abgeschlossene Handlung oder einen abgeschlossenen Prozess darstellt. 2. Verbform im Aorist [1]
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Aorist
- Aoristes genitive
- Aorists genitive
- Aoriste plural
- Aoristen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Aorist?
- /ˌaːoˈʁɪst/
- [aoˈʁɪst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Aorist
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Aorist in German?
Aorist appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).