"per" meaning in Latin

See per in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: [ˈpɛr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈpɛr] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *per, from Proto-Indo-European *per-. Cognates include Ancient Greek περί (perí), Sanskrit परि (pári), Lithuanian per, Albanian për and English for. The accusative is from the pre-PIE directional. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:inh|itc-pro:*per|id=through}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*per}} Proto-Italic *per, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*per-|id=before}} Proto-Indo-European *per-, {{cog|grc|περί}} Ancient Greek περί (perí), {{cog|sa|परि|tr=pári}} Sanskrit परि (pári), {{cog|lt|per}} Lithuanian per, {{cog|sq|për}} Albanian për, {{cog|en|for}} English for Head templates: {{la-prep|per|accusative}} per (+ accusative)
  1. through, by means of Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-per-la-prep-vW4mdCx7 Categories (other): Latin accusative prepositions, Latin prepositions Disambiguation of Latin accusative prepositions: 48 52 Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 48 52
  2. throughout, during Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-per-la-prep-bJJ9kbMb Categories (other): Latin accusative prepositions, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin prepositions, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Latin accusative prepositions: 48 52 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -per, per annum, per se, per-
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "per annum"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      },
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      },
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          "english": "That event being announced by the scouts",
          "ref": "c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico VII.11",
          "text": "Qua re per exploratores nuntiata",
          "translation": "That event being announced by the scouts",
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        },
        {
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          "text": "per speciem honoris",
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        "through, by means of"
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          "by means of",
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        "throughout, during"
      ],
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          "throughout",
          "throughout"
        ],
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          "during",
          "during"
        ]
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɛr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɛr]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Latin accusative prepositions",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin prepositions",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (before)",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 37 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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    },
    {
      "word": "per annum"
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      "word": "per-"
    }
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      "word": "per"
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      "word": "per"
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      "word": "per"
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        "borrowed"
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      "word": "per"
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      "word": "per"
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      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
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      "word": "per"
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          "lang_code": "io",
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      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
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      },
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    },
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      },
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        {
          "english": "That event being announced by the scouts",
          "ref": "c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico VII.11",
          "text": "Qua re per exploratores nuntiata",
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        {
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          "ref": "27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita I.3",
          "text": "per speciem honoris",
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        "through, by means of"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɛr]",
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        "Classical-Latin"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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}

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