stigme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Anglicised form of stigma
  2. A dot used as a punctuation mark in historical Greek texts, especially at the top of the line, equivalent to a period or full stop.

Word forms

stigme stigmes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στῐγμή (stĭgmḗ). Compare stigmal and stigmate; hypodigm and paradigm; hexastigm, polystigm, tetrastigm, and tristigm.

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