περιοδικός

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

See περῐοδεύω (periodeúō, I go round), from περι- (peri-) +‎ οδ (od) +‎ -ικός (-ikós). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective edit

περῐοδῐκός (periodikósm (feminine περῐοδῐκή, neuter περῐοδῐκόν); first/second declension (Koine)

  1. acquired in one's travels
  2. periodic, recurrent phases of the Moon, of hours, of diseases, of texts
  3. (metrics) of periodic metres (e.g. hexameter with interchanging dactyls and spondees

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  • Greek: περιοδικός (periodikós, periodic)

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Etymology edit

From Hellenistic Koine Greek περιοδικός, περιοδικῶς (periodikôs, adverb) [1]

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Adjective edit

περιοδικός (periodikósm (feminine περιοδική, neuter περιοδικό)

  1. periodic

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  1. ^ περιοδικόςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.