περιθώριο
Greek
Etymology
Possibly a learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek *περιθεώριον (*peritheṓrion), from Koine Greek περιθεωρῶ (peritheōrô), from Ancient Greek περιθεωρέω (peritheōréō, “to go around and observe”), with semantic loan from French marge.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe.ɾiˈθo.ɾi.o/
- Hyphenation: πε‧ρι‧θώ‧ρι‧ο
Noun
περιθώριο • (perithório) n (plural περιθώρια)
- (typography) margin (the edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations, etc.)
- margin (the edge or border of any flat surface)
- (figuratively) margin, room, leeway (a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits)
- περιθώριο σφάλματος ― perithório sfálmatos ― margin of error
- (figuratively) sidelines (the outside or perimeter of any activity)
- βάζω στο περιθώριο ― vázo sto perithório ― to put on the sidelines, to leave to one side
- (figuratively) fringe (a group of people situated on the periphery of a larger community)
- το περιθώριο της κοινωνίας ― to perithório tis koinonías ― the fringes of society
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | περιθώριο (perithório) | περιθώρια (perithória) |
| genitive | περιθωρίου (perithoríou) περιθώριου (perithóriou) |
περιθωρίων (perithoríon) |
| accusative | περιθώριο (perithório) | περιθώρια (perithória) |
| vocative | περιθώριο (perithório) | περιθώρια (perithória) |
Derived terms
- περιθωριακός (perithoriakós)
- περιθώριο σφάλματος n (perithório sfálmatos)
- περιθωριοποίηση f (perithoriopoíisi)
- περιθωριοποιώ (perithoriopoió)
References
- ^ περιθώριο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language