περιοδικός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

See περῐοδεύω (periodeúō, I go round), from περι- (peri-, peri-, around) +‎ ὁδεύω (hodeúō, to go, travel), the latter a denominal verb from ὁδός (hodós, road, street). By surface analysis, περι- (peri-) +‎ ὁδός (hodós) +‎ -ικός (-ikós).

Adjective

περῐοδῐκός (periodikósm (feminine περῐοδῐκή, neuter περῐοδῐκόν); first/second declension (Koine)

  1. acquired in one's travels
  2. periodic, recurrent phases of the Moon, of hours, of diseases, of texts
  3. (metrics) of periodic metres (e.g. hexameter with interchanging dactyls and spondees

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Descendants

  • Greek: περιοδικός (periodikós, periodic)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Hellenistic Koine Greek περιοδικός, περιοδικῶς (periodikôs, adverb) [1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

περιοδικός (periodikósm (feminine περιοδική, neuter περιοδικό)

  1. periodic

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References

  1. ^ περιοδικός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language