"περίοδος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /pe.rí.o.dos/, /peˈri.o.ðos/, /peˈri.o.ðos/, /pe.rí.o.dos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /peˈri.o.dos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /peˈri.o.ðos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /peˈri.o.ðos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /peˈri.o.ðos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From περῐ́ (perĭ́, “around”) + ὁδός (hodós, “path, road”). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|περῐ́|ὁδός|t1=around|t2=path, road}} περῐ́ (perĭ́, “around”) + ὁδός (hodós, “path, road”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|περῐόδου|f|second|head=περῐ́οδος}} περῐ́οδος • (perĭ́odos) f (genitive περῐόδου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|περῐ́οδος|περῐόδου|form=F}} Forms: περῐ́οδος [canonical], perĭ́odos [romanization], περῐόδου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ἡ περῐ́οδος [nominative, singular], περῐόδω [dual, nominative], αἱ περῐ́οδοι [nominative, plural], τῆς περῐόδου [genitive, singular], περῐόδοιν [dual, genitive], περῐόδων [genitive, plural], τῇ περῐόδῳ [dative, singular], περῐόδοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς περῐόδοις [dative, plural], τὴν περῐ́οδον [accusative, singular], περῐόδω [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς περῐόδους [accusative, plural], περῐ́οδε [singular, vocative], περῐόδω [dual, vocative], περῐ́οδοι [plural, vocative]
  1. going round in a circle, flank march
    Sense id: en-περίοδος-grc-noun-4uUcD3BA Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 26 9 10 9 16 7 3 15 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 5 10 5 8 3 1 4 3 3 1 6 3 5 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 3 12 3 8 2 1 3 2 2 1 6 2 3 18
  2. circumference
    Sense id: en-περίοδος-grc-noun-LUDUe-D2
  3. (figuratively) periodic recurrence:
    of time, of events, of thoughts
    Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-περίοδος-grc-noun-PGUN91LF
  4. (figuratively) periodic recurrence:
    roster
    Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-περίοδος-grc-noun-vhSRMNin
  5. (figuratively) periodic recurrence:
    (astronomy) of orbit
    Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-περίοδος-grc-noun-da0dW7mE Categories (other): Astronomy Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  6. (figuratively) periodic recurrence:
    (medicine) menstruation
    Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-περίοδος-grc-noun-fXisU7Mu Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  7. chart of the Earth
    Sense id: en-περίοδος-grc-noun-i~8CvK~j
  8. (grammar, rhetoric) period (of sentences). Tags: rhetoric
    Sense id: en-περίοδος-grc-noun-vJ9Kb-fn Categories (other): Grammar, Rhetoric, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension: 15 11 6 11 16 9 4 21 8 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 15 11 6 11 16 9 4 21 8 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Noun

IPA: /pe.rí.o.dos/, /peˈri.o.ðos/, /peˈri.o.ðos/, /pe.rí.o.dos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /peˈri.o.dos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /peˈri.o.ðos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /peˈri.o.ðos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /peˈri.o.ðos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From περῐ́ (perĭ́, “around”) + ὁδός (hodós, “path, road”). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|περῐ́|ὁδός|t1=around|t2=path, road}} περῐ́ (perĭ́, “around”) + ὁδός (hodós, “path, road”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|περῐόδου|m|second|head=περῐ́οδος}} περῐ́οδος • (perĭ́odos) m (genitive περῐόδου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|περῐ́οδος|περῐόδου|form=M}} Forms: περῐ́οδος [canonical], perĭ́odos [romanization], περῐόδου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ περῐ́οδος [nominative, singular], περῐόδω [dual, nominative], οἱ περῐ́οδοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ περῐόδου [genitive, singular], περῐόδοιν [dual, genitive], περῐόδων [genitive, plural], τῷ περῐόδῳ [dative, singular], περῐόδοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς περῐόδοις [dative, plural], τὸν περῐ́οδον [accusative, singular], περῐόδω [accusative, dual], τοὺς περῐόδους [accusative, plural], περῐ́οδε [singular, vocative], περῐόδω [dual, vocative], περῐ́οδοι [plural, vocative]
  1. one who goes the rounds, patrol
    Sense id: en-περίοδος-grc-noun-t0OT-9QS Related terms: μακροπεριοδεύτως (makroperiodeútōs) (english: verbosely) [adverb], μακροπερίοδος (makroperíodos) (english: verbose), περιοδεία (periodeía) (english: going round, circuit) [feminine], περιοδεύσιμος (periodeúsimos), περιόδευσις (periódeusis) [feminine], περιοδευτικός (periodeutikós), περιοδεύω (periodeúō) (english: I go round), περιοδεύων (periodeúōn) [participle], περιοδικός (periodikós), περιοδικῶς (periodikôs) (english: periodically) [adverb], and see derivatives and compounds @perseus.tufts.edu retr:2018.07.15.
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    },
    {
      "english": "verbose",
      "roman": "makroperíodos",
      "word": "μακροπερίοδος"
    },
    {
      "english": "going round, circuit",
      "roman": "periodeía",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "περιοδεία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "periodeúsimos",
      "word": "περιοδεύσιμος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "periódeusis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "περιόδευσις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "periodeutikós",
      "word": "περιοδευτικός"
    },
    {
      "english": "I go round",
      "roman": "periodeúō",
      "word": "περιοδεύω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "periodeúōn",
      "tags": [
        "participle"
      ],
      "word": "περιοδεύων"
    },
    {
      "roman": "periodikós",
      "word": "περιοδικός"
    },
    {
      "english": "periodically",
      "roman": "periodikôs",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "περιοδικῶς"
    },
    {
      "urls": [
        "http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/resolveform?type=substring&lookup=period&lang=greek"
      ],
      "word": "and see derivatives and compounds @perseus.tufts.edu retr:2018.07.15."
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "one who goes the rounds, patrol"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "patrol",
          "patrol"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.rí.o.dos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peˈri.o.ðos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peˈri.o.ðos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.rí.o.dos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peˈri.o.dos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peˈri.o.ðos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peˈri.o.ðos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peˈri.o.ðos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "περίοδος"
}

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