Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From περῐ́ (perí, around) +‎ ὁδός (hodós, path, road).

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

περῐ́οδος (períodosf (genitive περῐόδου); second declension

  1. going round in a circle, flank march
  2. circumference
  3. (figuratively) periodic recurrence:
    1. of time, of events, of thoughts
    2. roster
    3. (astronomy) of orbit
    4. (medicine) menstruation
  4. chart of the Earth
  5. (grammar, rhetoric) period (of sentences).
    • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Rhetoric 3.9:
      λέγω δὲ περίοδον λέξιν ἔχουσαν ἀρχὴν καὶ τελευτὴν αὐτὴν καθ’ αὑτὴν καὶ μέγεθος εὐσύνοπτον.
      légō dè períodon léxin ékhousan arkhḕn kaì teleutḕn autḕn kath’ hautḕn kaì mégethos eusúnopton.
      and by period I mean a wording which has a beginning and an end, and is consistent in its meaning, and which is of good (not excessive), easily perceived length.

Inflection edit

Noun edit

περῐ́οδος (períodosm (genitive περῐόδου); second declension

  1. one who goes the rounds, patrol

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

(mostly in Hellenistic Koine)

Descendants edit

  • Greek: περίοδος (períodos)
  • Latin: periodus (see there for further descendants)

Further reading edit

Greek edit

Etymology edit

Ancient Greek περῐ́οδος.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /peˈri.o.ðos/
  • Hyphenation: πε‧ρί‧ο‧δος

Noun edit

περίοδος (períodosf (plural περίοδοι)

  1. period, phase, epoch
    πρώιμη περίοδοςpróimi períodosearly period
    Χαλκολιθική ΠερίοδοςChalkolithikí PeríodosChalcolithic Age
  2. period, season
    καλοκαιρινή περίοδοςkalokairiní períodossummer period
  3. (chemistry) period in the periodic table
  4. (medicine) period, menstruation
  5. (grammar, rhetoric) period of sentences
  6. (music) period of phrases

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