περιφέρεια
See also: περιφερείᾳ
Ancient Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- περιφερείη (periphereíē) — Ionic
Etymology edit
From περιφερής (peripherḗs, “circular; rounded; revolving; wavering”) + -εια (-eia), from περιφέρω (periphérō, “to carry round; revolve; wander”), from περι- (peri-, “around, surrounding”) + φέρω (phérō, “to carry, bear”) from Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō (“to bear”) from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti.
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pe.ri.pʰé.reː.a/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /pe.riˈpʰe.ri.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /pe.riˈɸe.ri.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /pe.riˈfe.ri.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /pe.riˈfe.ri.a/
Noun edit
περιφέρεια • (periphéreia) f (genitive περιφερείᾱς); first declension (Attic, Doric, Aeolic)
- a periphery; outer bounds
- (mathematics, geometry) circumference; the line round a circular body
- (mathematics, geometry) arc of a circle; circular arc
- rounded surface; curve; curved or spherical shape
- curvature; roundness
- (figurative, biblical) wandering; error; madness
- 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Ecclesiastes 9.3:
- Τοῦτο πονηρὸν ἐν παντὶ πεποιημένῳ ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον, ὅτι συνάντημα ἓν τοῖς πᾶσι· καί γε καρδία υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπληρώθη πονηροῦ, καὶ περιφέρεια ἐν καρδίᾳ αὐτῶν ἐν ζωῇ αὐτῶν, καὶ ὀπίσω αὐτῶν πρὸς τοὺς νεκρούς.
- Toûto ponēròn en pantì pepoiēménōi hupò tòn hḗlion, hóti sunántēma hèn toîs pâsi; kaí ge kardía huiôn toû anthrṓpou eplērṓthē ponēroû, kaì periphéreia en kardíāi autôn en zōêi autôn, kaì opísō autôn pròs toùs nekroús.
- This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yea also, the heart of the sons of men is filled with evil, and madness is in their heart during their life, and after that they go to the dead.
- Τοῦτο πονηρὸν ἐν παντὶ πεποιημένῳ ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον, ὅτι συνάντημα ἓν τοῖς πᾶσι· καί γε καρδία υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπληρώθη πονηροῦ, καὶ περιφέρεια ἐν καρδίᾳ αὐτῶν ἐν ζωῇ αὐτῶν, καὶ ὀπίσω αὐτῶν πρὸς τοὺς νεκρούς.
Inflection edit
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ περῐφέρειᾰ hē periphéreia |
τὼ περῐφερείᾱ tṑ periphereíā |
αἱ περῐφέρειαι hai periphéreiai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς περῐφερείᾱς tês periphereíās |
τοῖν περῐφερείαιν toîn periphereíain |
τῶν περῐφερειῶν tôn periphereiôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ περῐφερείᾳ têi periphereíāi |
τοῖν περῐφερείαιν toîn periphereíain |
ταῖς περῐφερείαις taîs periphereíais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν περῐφέρειᾰν tḕn periphéreian |
τὼ περῐφερείᾱ tṑ periphereíā |
τᾱ̀ς περῐφερείᾱς tā̀s periphereíās | ||||||||||
Vocative | περῐφέρειᾰ periphéreia |
περῐφερείᾱ periphereíā |
περῐφέρειαι periphéreiai | ||||||||||
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Descendants edit
- Greek: περιφέρεια (periféreia)
- Latin: peripheria
- English: periphery
- Dutch: periferie
- Danish: periferi
Further reading edit
- “περιφέρεια”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “περιφέρεια”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- περιφέρεια in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek περιφέρεια (periphéreia), from περιφέρω (periphérō, “to carry round; revolve; wander”), περι- (peri-, “around, surrounding”) + φέρω (féro, “to carry, bear”) + -εια (-eia); verbal root from Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō (“to bear”) from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
περιφέρεια • (periféreia) f (plural περιφέρειες)
- (geometry) circumference
- region, territory
- periphery, region an administrative unit of a state.
- waistline
Usage notes edit
- (administrative area): Each περιφέρεια (periféreia, “periphery”) may be divided into νομοί (nomoí, “nomes”), each of which is divided into επαρχίες (eparchíes, “eparchies”).
Declension edit
declension of περιφέρεια
case \ number | singular | plural |
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nominative | περιφέρεια • | περιφέρειες • |
genitive | περιφέρειας • | περιφερειών • |
accusative | περιφέρεια • | περιφέρειες • |
vocative | περιφέρεια • | περιφέρειες • |
Synonyms edit
- (region, territory) περιοχή (periochí)
Coordinate terms edit
- περίμετρος f (perímetros) (perimeter)
- περιμετρικός f (perimetrikós) (peripheral)
- διάμετρος f (diámetros) (diameter)
- ακτίνα f (aktína) (radius)
Derived terms edit
- περιφερειακός (perifereiakós, “regional, peripheral”)
- περιφερειάρχης (perifereiárchis, “regional administrator, governor”)
Further reading edit
- Περιφέρειες της Ελλάδας on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- περιφέρεια - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.