περίοδος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

περῐ́οδος (períodos) f (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

Noun

περῐ́οδος (períodos) m (genitive περῐόδου); second declension

  1. one who goes the rounds, patrol

Inflection

(mostly in Hellenistic Koine)

  • μακροπεριοδεύτως (makroperiodeútōs, verbosely, adverb)
  • μακροπερίοδος (makroperíodos, verbose)
  • περιοδεία f (periodeía, going round, circuit)
  • περιοδεύσιμος (periodeúsimos)
  • περιόδευσις f (periódeusis)
  • περιοδευτικός (periodeutikós)
  • περιοδεύω (periodeúō, I go round)
  • περιοδεύων (periodeúōn, participle)
  • περιοδικός (periodikós)
  • περιοδικῶς (periodikôs, periodically, adverb)
  • and see derivatives and compounds @perseus.tufts.edu retr:2018.07.15.

Descendants

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

Ancient Greek περῐ́οδος.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

περίοδος (períodos) f (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

Declension

Synonyms

(generally):

  • φάση f (fási, phase)
  • στάδιο n (stádio, phase, stage)
  • σεζόν f (sezón, season (of vacation, theatre))

(menstruation):

  • απεριοδικός (aperiodikós, phaenomenon without periodic occurcences)
  • half period, semicolon f (half period, semicolon) (physics, grammar)
  • μακροπερίοδος (makroperíodos, of long period of sentences) (grammar, rhetoric)
  • περιοδεία f (periodeía, tour)
  • περιοδεύω (periodévo, I tour)
  • περιοδευτικός (periodeftikós, periodic)
  • περιοδεύων (periodévon, touring, participle)
  • περιοδικό f (periodikó, magazine, periodical)
  • περιοδικός (periodikós, periodic)
  • περιοδικότητα f (periodikótita, periodicity)
  • περιοδολόγηση f (periodológisi, periodization)
  • συνοδική περίοδος f (synodikí períodos) (astronomy)

See also

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