"Μία στιγμή"

Translation: A moment

[hectorlqr]

Is στιγμή it related to 'stigma'?

[Dimitra956826]

Στιγμή (moment) and στίγμα (mark,spot, or speck) both originate from the same ancient Greek verb, στίζω (carve a mark). You can see how stigma and στίγμα are obviously related. :)

(Also, στίζω has the meaning of use punctuation marks, which is why στιγμή is another word for dot.It's not commonly used, this way though, not at all.)

[Mattess]

Please stop insisting on accented μία, both μια and μία are correct

[jaye16]

I assure you that both Μία and Μια are accepted. In fact, all unaccented words are accepted; it is a policy of the course. So any error was not due to the accent.

[DusoKlimo]

a while was marked incorrect. can you pls tell whats the word for "a while"? or is a while incorrect in english (as noun)? thanks.

[jaye16]

The closest to "a while" would be "σε λίγο". For example: "I'll be here for a while." "Θα είμαι εδώ για λίγο."