peri-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "peri"

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”). Cognate to for via Proto-Indo-European.

Prefix

peri-

  2. around or surrounding
    ‎peri- + ‎meter → ‎perimeter
  4. near
    ‎peri- + ‎helion → ‎perihelion
  6. during
    ‎peri- + ‎apocalyptic → ‎peri-apocalyptic
    ‎peri- + ‎natal → ‎perinatal

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “near”): disto-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with peri-

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Prefix

peri-

  1. peri-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with peri-

Finnish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

< perä +‎ -i

Prefix

peri-

  1. very, to the core
Derived terms
Finnish terms prefixed with peri- (very)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek περί (perí).

Prefix

peri-

  1. peri-
Derived terms
Finnish terms prefixed with peri- (peri-)

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péri. Doublet of peri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peri/
  • Hyphenation: pé‧ri

Prefix

péri

  1. peri-:
    1. around or surrounding
    2. near

Synonyms

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with peri- not found

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”).

Prefix

peri-

  1. peri-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with peri-

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”).

Prefix

peri-

  1. peri-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with peri-

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾi/
  • Syllabification: pe‧ri-

Prefix

peri-

  1. peri-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with peri-

Further reading

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