περίπλους

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From περί (perí) +‎ πλοῦς (ploûs).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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περῐ́πλους (períplousm (genitive περῐ́πλου); second declension

  1. sailing round, circumnavigation

Declension

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Descendants

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  • French: périple
  • Greek: περίπλους (períplous)

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek περίπλους. Morphologically, from περι- (round) +‎ πλους (sailing).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /peˈri.plus/
  • Hyphenation: πε‧ρί‧πλους

Noun

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περίπλους (períplousm (plural περίπλοι)

  1. periplus
    1. sailing round, circumnavigation
    2. an account or description of such a voyage

Declension

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Noun

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περίπλους (períplousm

  1. Accusative plural form of περίπλους (períplous).
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  • and see: πλέω (pléo, sail; float)