Periocha

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιοχή (periokhḗ, compass, circumference; section; summary). Cognate with French périoche.

Pronunciation

Noun

Periocha f (genitive Periochae); first declension

  1. a summary, compendium
    Synonyms: epitomē, breviārium, summārium
    Ausoniī Periochae Homēri Īliadis et Odyssēae
    1. (especially, in Livy) name given to sections found under each book of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita, containing an abridged account of their narratives

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Periocha Periochae
genitive Periochae Periochārum
dative Periochae Periochīs
accusative Periocham Periochās
ablative Periochā Periochīs
vocative Periocha Periochae

Further reading

  • Periocha”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Periocha in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.