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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From περιβάλλω (peribállō, “to put around”) + -η (-ē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe.ri.bo.lɛ̌ː/ → /pe.ri.βoˈli/ → /pe.ri.voˈli/
Noun
περῐβολή • (peribolḗ) f (genitive περῐβολῆς); first declension
- covering, garment
- circumnavigation
Declension
Descendants
Further reading
- “περιβολή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “περιβολή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- περιβολή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- area idem, page 39.
- circuit idem, page 132.
- circumference idem, page 132.
- compass idem, page 150.
- dimension idem, page 225.
- expanse idem, page 292.
- fence idem, page 315.
- girth idem, page 359.
- precincts idem, page 634.
- sphere idem, page 801.
- tract idem, page 885.
- wrapping idem, page 992.
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek περιβολή (peribolḗ).
Noun
περιβολή • (perivolí) n (plural περιβολές)
- attire, dress, garb, raiment
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
- (idiom) αδαμιαία περιβολή f (adamiaía perivolí, “birthday suit”, literally “Adam's clothes”)