peri-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "peri"
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”). Cognate to for via Proto-Indo-European.
Prefix
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- around or surrounding
- near
- peri- + helion → perihelion
- during
- peri- + apocalyptic → peri-apocalyptic
- peri- + natal → perinatal
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editAntonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “near”): disto-
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editAnagrams
editDutch
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
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editFinnish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editPrefix
editperi-
- very, to the core
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editEtymology 2
editFrom Ancient Greek περί (perí).
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editIndonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péri. Doublet of peri.
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editpéri
Synonyms
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editCategory Indonesian terms prefixed with peri- not found
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “peri-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”).
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editPortuguese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”).
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editFurther reading
edit- “peri-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editperi-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “peri-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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