peri-

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”). Cognate to for via Proto-Indo-European.

peri-

2. around or surrounding

   ‎peri- + ‎meter → ‎perimeter

4. near

   ‎peri- + ‎helion → ‎perihelion

6. during

   ‎peri- + ‎apocalyptic → ‎peri-apocalyptic

   ‎peri- + ‎natal → ‎perinatal

• (surrounding): circum-, para-
• (near): para-
• (during): intra-, mid-

• (antonym(s) of “near”): disto-

• peripatetic
• peripherad
• periphery

• pier, prie, ripe

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peri-

1. peri-

• IPA^(key): /ˈperi-/, [ˈpe̞ri-]

< perä +‎ -i

peri-

1. very, to the core

From Ancient Greek περί (perí).

peri-

1. (chiefly in loanwords) peri-

• repi, ripe

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péri. Doublet of peri.

• IPA^(key): /peri/
• Hyphenation: pé‧ri

péri

1. peri-:
   1. around or surrounding
   2. near

• (around, surrounding): sekitar
• (near): dekat
• (near): para-

• “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.

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”).

peri-

1. peri-

• iper-, ripe

Borrowed from Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”).

peri-

1. peri-

• “peri-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Borrowed from Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”).

• IPA^(key): /peɾi/ [pe.ɾi]
• Syllabification: pe‧ri-

peri-

1. peri-

• “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