περίοδος
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Ancient Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From περῐ́ (perĭ́, “around”) + ὁδός (hodós, “path, road”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pe.rí.o.dos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /peˈri.o.dos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /peˈri.o.ðos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /peˈri.o.ðos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /peˈri.o.ðos/
Noun
[edit]περῐ́οδος • (perĭ́odos) f (genitive περῐόδου); second declension
- going round in a circle, flank march
- circumference
- (figuratively) periodic recurrence:
- of time, of events, of thoughts
- roster
- (astronomy) of orbit
- (medicine) menstruation
- chart of the Earth
- (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.
- λέγω δὲ περίοδον λέξιν ἔχουσαν ἀρχὴν καὶ τελευτὴν αὐτὴν καθ’ αὑτὴν καὶ μέγεθος εὐσύνοπτον.
Inflection
[edit]Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ περῐ́οδος hē perĭ́odos |
τὼ περῐόδω tṑ perĭódō |
αἱ περῐ́οδοι hai perĭ́odoi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς περῐόδου tês perĭódou |
τοῖν περῐόδοιν toîn perĭódoin |
τῶν περῐόδων tôn perĭódōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ περῐόδῳ têi perĭódōi |
τοῖν περῐόδοιν toîn perĭódoin |
ταῖς περῐόδοις taîs perĭódois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν περῐ́οδον tḕn perĭ́odon |
τὼ περῐόδω tṑ perĭódō |
τᾱ̀ς περῐόδους tā̀s perĭódous | ||||||||||
Vocative | περῐ́οδε perĭ́ode |
περῐόδω perĭódō |
περῐ́οδοι perĭ́odoi | ||||||||||
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Noun
[edit]περῐ́οδος • (perĭ́odos) m (genitive περῐόδου); second declension
- one who goes the rounds, patrol
Inflection
[edit]Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ περῐ́οδος ho perĭ́odos |
τὼ περῐόδω tṑ perĭódō |
οἱ περῐ́οδοι hoi perĭ́odoi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ περῐόδου toû perĭódou |
τοῖν περῐόδοιν toîn perĭódoin |
τῶν περῐόδων tôn perĭódōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ περῐόδῳ tôi perĭódōi |
τοῖν περῐόδοιν toîn perĭódoin |
τοῖς περῐόδοις toîs perĭódois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν περῐ́οδον tòn perĭ́odon |
τὼ περῐόδω tṑ perĭódō |
τοὺς περῐόδους toùs perĭódous | ||||||||||
Vocative | περῐ́οδε perĭ́ode |
περῐόδω perĭódō |
περῐ́οδοι perĭ́odoi | ||||||||||
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Related terms
[edit](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
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “περίοδος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “περίοδος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]περίοδος • (períodos) f (plural περίοδοι)
- period, phase, epoch
- πρώιμη περίοδος ― próimi períodos ― early period
- Χαλκολιθική Περίοδος ― Chalkolithikí Períodos ― Chalcolithic Age
- period, season
- καλοκαιρινή περίοδος ― kalokairiní períodos ― summer period
- (chemistry) period in the periodic table
- (medicine) period, menstruation
- (grammar, rhetoric) period of sentences
- (music) period of phrases
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | περίοδος (períodos) | περίοδοι (períodoi) |
genitive | περιόδου (periódou) | περιόδων (periódon) |
accusative | περίοδο (período) | περιόδους (periódous) |
vocative | περίοδε (període) περίοδο (período) |
περίοδοι (períodoi) |
Synonyms
[edit](generally):
- φάση f (fási, “phase”)
- στάδιο n (stádio, “phase, stage”)
- σεζόν f (sezón, “season (of vacation, theatre)”)
(menstruation):
- αδιαθεσία f (adiathesía) (colloquial)
- εμμηνόρροια f (emminórroia), εμμηνορρυσία f (emminorrysía) (medical term)
- έμμηνα n pl (émmina), καταμήνια n pl (katamínia) (dated)
Related terms
[edit]- απεριοδικός (aperiodikós, “phaenomenon without periodic occurcences”)
- ημιπερίοδος f (imiperíodos, “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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- Ancient Greek 4-syllable words
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- Ancient Greek feminine nouns
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- Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension
- grc:Astronomy
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- grc:Grammar
- grc:Rhetoric
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- Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension
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- el:Chemistry
- el:Medicine
- el:Grammar
- el:Rhetoric
- el:Music
- Greek nouns declining like 'διάμετρος'
- el:Menstruation