περιοδικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

See περῐοδεύω (periodeúō, I go round), from περι- (peri-) + οδ (od) + -ικός (-ikós). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

περῐοδῐκός • (periodikós) m (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

Inflection

Derived terms

  • περῐοδῐκῶς (periodikôs, adverb)

Descendants

  • Greek: περιοδικός (periodikós, periodic)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.ri.o.ði.ˈkos/
  • Hyphenation: πε‧ρι‧ο‧δι‧κός
  • Homophone: περιοδικώς (periodikós)

Adjective

περιοδικός • (periodikós) m (feminine περιοδική, neuter περιοδικό)

  1. periodic

Declension

Antonyms

  • απεριοδικός (aperiodikós)

Derived terms

  • περιοδικός πίνακας m (periodikós pínakas, periodic table) (chemistry)

References

  1. περιοδικός - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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