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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-
- around or surrounding
- near
- peri- + helion → perihelion
- during
- peri- + apocalyptic → peri-apocalyptic
- peri- + natal → perinatal
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Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “near”): disto-
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Dutch
Pronunciation
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Prefix
peri-
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Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Prefix
peri-
- very, to the core
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Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek περί (perí).
Prefix
peri-
- (chiefly in loanwords) peri-
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péri. Doublet of peri.
Pronunciation
Prefix
péri
Synonyms
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Category Indonesian terms prefixed with peri- not found
Related terms
Further reading
- “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.
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Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”).
Prefix
peri-
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”).
Prefix
peri-
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Further reading
- “peri-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
peri-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “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], 10 December 2024
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