περίπλους

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From περί (perí) +‎ πλοῦς (ploûs).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

περῐ́πλους • (períplous) m (genitive περῐ́πλου); second declension

  1. sailing round, circumnavigation

Declension

ὁ περίπλους, τοῦ περίπλου - 2nd Declension, contracted (of περίπλοος)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ περίπλους τὼ περίπλω οἱ περίπλοι
Genitive τοῦ περίπλου τοῖν περίπλοιν τῶν περίπλων
Dative τῷ περίπλῳ τοῖν περίπλοιν τοῖς περίπλοις
Accusative τὸν περίπλουν τὼ περίπλω τοὺς περίπλους
Vocative περίπλου περίπλω περίπλοι
Dialectal forms:
Notes: Dual and vocatives are rare.

Descendants

  • → French: périple
  • Greek: περίπλους (períplous)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περίπλους. Morphologically, from περι- (“round”) +‎ πλους (“sailing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈri.plus/
  • Hyphenation: πε‧ρί‧πλους

Noun

περίπλους • (períplous) m (plural περίπλοι)

  1. periplus
    1. sailing round, circumnavigation
    2. an account or description of such a voyage

Declension

Declension of περίπλους
singular plural
nominative περίπλους • περίπλοι •
genitive περίπλου • περίπλων •
accusative περίπλου • περίπλους •
vocative — —
Plural and especially the genitive are rare.

Noun

περίπλους • (períplous) m

  1. Accusative plural form of περίπλους (períplous).
  • and see: πλέω (pléo, “sail; float”)
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