per

See also: Appendix:Variations of "per"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Persian.

Symbol

per

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2/B language code for Persian.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Persian terms

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin per (through, during), from Proto-Indo-European *per. Doublet of par.

Preposition

per

  1. For each.
    Admission is £10 per person.
    miles per gallon
    beats per minute
    $2.50 per dozen
    • 2023 April 5, Thomas Schlacher, “Joel Embiid vs. Nikola Jokić vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo: What’s the latest in the race to become the NBA MVP?”, in CNN[1]:
      The Nuggets star is averaging 24.9 PPG, 11.9 RPG (rebounds per game) and an agonizing 9.9 APG (assists per game) – demonstrating Jokić’s incredible all-around ability.
  2. To each, in each (used in expressing ratios of units).
    12 inches per foot
    100 centimeters per meter
  3. (medicine) By the, by means of the, via the, through the.
    Introduce the endoscope per nasum.
    The medication is to be administered per os.
  4. In accordance with, as per
    I parked my car at the curb per your request.
    Implement a program that computes the approximate grade level needed to comprehend some text, per the below.
    Note that while the walkthrough illustrates that words may be separated by more than one space, you may assume, per the specifications above, that no sentences will contain more than one space in a row.
  5. According to
    Bucks trading for Patrick Beverley, per sources
    The Heat were too close to the luxury tax line -- $1.6 million over before this trade, per ESPN's Bobby Marks
Usage notes
  • In senses equivalent to "each", per is typically followed by a singular noun phrase with no determiner.
    Take one pill per day, not *Take one pill per a day.
  • The common exception is its use with plural noun phrases, although these are almost always limited to large round numbers such as 100, 1,000, 10,000...
    The abortion rate in the U.S. has dropped since 1980 from nearly 30 per 1,000 women of childbearing age to less than 20.
  • In medical senses, per is followed by the name of an orifice in Latin rather than English (for example, per os, per rectum, per vaginam); in the postwar era there has been a continual shift toward preferring an English equivalent, especially for patients as audience but also even for fellow professionals (as medical literature audience): by mouth or orally, rectally, vaginally. (More at Wikipedia at plain language.)
Synonyms
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Translations
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Etymology 2

Shortening of person, coined by Marge Piercy in Woman on the Edge of Time (1979)

Pronoun

per (third-person singular, gender-neutral, nominative case, accusative per, possessive adjective pers, possessive noun pers, reflexive perself)

  1. (rare, nonstandard) They (singular). Gender-neutral neologistic third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
    • 1997 April 22, Anthony and Joy Hilbert, “ASB: Info PDQ please re local group rules”, in alt.sex.bondage (Usenet):
      This is the same place the Houghtons came from? The place where someone we interacted with thought of going into law as a profession, decided per couldn't because per was a bdsmer, and most of the USAmerican bdsmers per was discussing it with agreed with per?
  2. (rare, nonstandard) Them (singular) Neologistic gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, suggested for use in place of him and her.
    • 1997 April 22, Anthony and Joy Hilbert, “ASB: Info PDQ please re local group rules”, in alt.sex.bondage (Usenet):
      This is the same place the Houghtons came from? The place where someone we interacted with thought of going into law as a profession, decided per couldn't because per was a bdsmer, and most of the USAmerican bdsmers per was discussing it with agreed with per?
    • 1998, Katherine Phelps, “Odysseus, She”, in Storytronics[2]:
      "Kalypso!" I call out as phe disappears on the horizon. I did not know it, but I loved per.
    • 2006 November 15, Richard Ekins, Dave King, The transgender phenomenon, Sage Publications, →ISBN, →LCCN, LCC HQ77.9.E55 2006, page 160:
      Whereas Christie had flirted with a lesbian identity prior to surgery, following surgery Christie found perself able to pursue per attraction to men, provided they related to per as a non-gendered person.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
Derived terms

Adjective

per (not comparable)

  1. (rare, nonstandard) Belonging to per, their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with gendered his and her.
    • 2006 November 15, Richard Ekins, Dave King, The transgender phenomenon, Sage Publications, →ISBN, →LCCN, LCC HQ77.9.E55 2006, page 160:
      Whereas Christie had flirted with a lesbian identity prior to surgery, following surgery Christie found perself able to pursue per attraction to men, provided they related to per as a non-gendered person.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
Derived terms

See also

  • other attested

Anagrams

Ao

Etymology

From Proto-Central Naga *ph-rə, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-mrul.

Noun

per

  1. (Chungli) snake

Further reading

  • Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga[3], Berkeley: University of California, page 207
  • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 51
  • Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 162

Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Navarro-Aragonese per, from Latin per.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe(ɾ)/
  • Syllabification: per
  • Rhymes: -e(ɾ)

Preposition

per

  1. through, via: used in indicating the medium through which passage occurs
  2. at, during, in: used in indicating the time at which an event occurs
  3. during, for: used in indicating the duration of time for which an event occurs
  4. because, because of: used in indicating the reason an action was undertaken
  5. by: used in indicating the agent responsible for an action
  6. for each; for every
  7. a, for, per: used in indicating a rate of exchange

Usage notes

  • In eastern dialects, when the preposition per is followed by a masculine definite article, el sg, els pl or los pl, it is contracted with it to the forms pel sg or pels pl respectively.

Alternative forms

  • por (western dialects)

Further reading

Aragonario

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Latin pilus. Compare Romanian păr.

Noun

per m (plural peri)

  1. hair

Etymology 2

From Latin pirus. Compare Romanian păr.

Noun

per m (plural peri)

  1. pear tree

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin per.

Preposition

per

  1. through, out (through somewhere)
    Foron pel camín
    They went through the path
  2. by means of, by way of, by, via
    Mandótelo per corréu lletrónicu
    He/She sent it to you via email
  3. for, during (a period of time)
    Tuvieron per trés díes na montaña
    They were in the mountain for three days
  4. per, each
    Son diez euros per artículu
    It costs ten euros per item

Derived terms

Breton

Etymology 1

From Middle Breton per, from Proto-Brythonic *per, a borrowing from Latin pira, plural of pirum. Cognate with Cornish per, Welsh pêr.

Noun

per f (singulative perenn)

  1. pears
Derived terms
  • gwez-per
  • per-douar
  • pereg
  • perenn
  • perenneg
  • perennek
  • perid
  • sistr per

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos. Compare Cornish per, Welsh pair.

Noun

per m (plural perioù)

  1. cauldron
  • chaoudouron
  • kaoter
  • pothouarn

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan per, from Latin per, appropriating the senses of Latin prō as well.

Pronunciation

Preposition

per

  1. through, via: used in indicating the medium through which passage occurs
  2. at, during, in: used in indicating the time at which an event occurs
  3. during, for: used in indicating the duration of time for which an event occurs
  4. because, because of: used in indicating the reason an action was undertaken
  5. (when followed by a verbal noun) used in indicating the activity one intends to do because of an action
    El meu germà anirà a Tahití per vacar a la platja.
    My brother will go to Tahiti (in order) to vacation on the beach.
  6. by: used in indicating the agent responsible for an action
  7. for each; for every
  8. a, for, per: used in indicating a rate of exchange

Usage notes

  • When the preposition per is followed by a masculine definite article, el sg or els pl, it is contracted with it to the forms pel sg or pels pl respectively. If el would be elided to the form l’ because it is before a word beginning with a vowel, the elision to per l’ takes precedence over contracting to pel.

Derived terms

Further reading

Cimbrian

Etymology 1

From Middle High German bër, from Old High German bero, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô (bear). Cognate with German Bär, English bear.

Noun

per m

  1. (Luserna) bear

References

Etymology 2

From Middle High German ber, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from Proto-Germanic *bazją (berry). Cognate with German Beere, English berry.

Noun

per n (plural pern)

  1. (Luserna) berry
Derived terms

References

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish per, from Proto-Brythonic *per, a borrowing from Latin pira, plural of pirum. Cognate with Breton per, Welsh pêr.

Noun

per (collective, singulative peren f)

  1. pears

Derived terms

  • perbren (pear tree)

Mutation

Mutation of per
radical soft aspirate hard mixed
per ber fer unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛr]

Etymology 1

Noun

per

  1. genitive plural of pero

Etymology 2

Verb

per

  1. second-person singular imperative of prát

Danish

Preposition

per

  1. for each; for every
    Synonym: (abbreviation) pr.
    Motoren roterer 1000 gange per minut.The engine rotates 1000 times per minute.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin per.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: per
  • Rhymes: -ɛr

Preposition

per

  1. for each; for every; per
    De motor draait 1000 toeren per minuut.
    The engine goes 1000 revolutions per minute.
  2. by means of
    Kom je per auto of per spoor?
    Are you coming by car or by rail?

Derived terms

Anagrams

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin per.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /per/
  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Audio 3:(file)
  • Rhymes: -er
  • Syllabification: per

Preposition

per

  1. by means of, with
    Li skribis per plumo.He wrote with a pen.

See also

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin per.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈper/, [ˈpe̞r]
  • Rhymes: -er
  • Syllabification(key): per
  • Hyphenation(key): per

Preposition

per [with nominative]

  1. per (for each, to each)
    Synonyms: kohden, kohti, (ablative case) -lta
    viisi euroa per metrifive euros per metre
  2. (business, accounting) per (indicating date, due date, date of maturity, etc.)
    Laskumme 1 000 e per 15.6.Our invoice for Eur 1,000 due on 15 June
    Tilin saldo per 31.12.Account balance on 31 December

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Late Middle High German per (15th c.), from Latin per, in part through Italian per.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛr/, [pɛʁ], [pɛɐ̯]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Preposition

per [with dative or accusative]

  1. by, by means of, through, via
    Synonyms: durch, anhand
    Diese Frage kann nicht per Verordnung, sondern muss per Gesetz geregelt werden.
    This matter cannot be regulated by decree, but must be regulated by law.
  2. (commercial parlance) by (a date)
    Synonyms: ab, zu
    Lieferung per sofortto be delivered as soon as possible (literally, “delivery by immediately”)
  3. (dated) per, for (each)
    Synonyms: je, pro
    fünf Euro per Quadratmeterfive euro per square meter

Usage notes

  • Per is generally followed by a noun without any article or determiner, meaning that case is seldom relevant. When evident, it is usually dative or accusative, but even genitive or nominative may be encountered: per internationalem / internationalen Haftbefehl (substandard also per internationalen Haftbefehls, per internationaler Haftbefehl).

Derived terms

  • per Du
  • per Sie

References

  • per” in Duden online
  • per” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛr]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: per
  • Rhymes: -ɛr

Etymology 1

Back-formation from perel.[1]

Alternative forms

Noun

per (plural perek)

  1. (law) action, suit, lawsuit
    Synonyms: eljárás, kereset
Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative per perek
accusative pert pereket
dative pernek pereknek
instrumental perrel perekkel
causal-final perért perekért
translative perré perekké
terminative perig perekig
essive-formal perként perekként
essive-modal
inessive perben perekben
superessive peren pereken
adessive pernél pereknél
illative perbe perekbe
sublative perre perekre
allative perhez perekhez
elative perből perekből
delative perről perekről
ablative pertől perektől
non-attributive
possessive – singular
peré pereké
non-attributive
possessive – plural
peréi perekéi
Possessive forms of per
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. perem pereim
2nd person sing. pered pereid
3rd person sing. pere perei
1st person plural perünk pereink
2nd person plural peretek pereitek
3rd person plural perük pereik
Derived terms
Compound words

Etymology 2

From Latin per (through).[2]

Adverb

per

  1. per
    kilométer per órakilometers per hour
  2. (mathematics) divided by
    3/5, három per öt3:5, three divided by five
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ per in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
  2. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Further reading

  • (action, lawsuit): per in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • (per, divided by): per in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto perEnglish perFrench parItalian perSpanish por, ultimately from Latin per, from Proto-Indo-European *per.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /per/, /pɛɾ/

Preposition

per

  1. by means of, by, with (some means)
    Ilu batis me per bastono.He beat me with a stick.
  2. (mathematics) multiplied by, times
    Quar per kin esas duadek.Four times five is twenty.
    Un per un esas un.One times one is one.

Derived terms

  • per ke (through the fact that)

See also

  • da (by)
  • kun (with (in company with))

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch veer (feather, spring), a contraction of veder, from Middle Dutch vedere, from Old Dutch fethara, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (feather, wing), from *peth₂- (to fly). The sense "spring" is derived from the ability of feathers to resume their shape when bent.

Pronunciation

Noun

pèr (plural per-per)

  1. spring, a mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material that exerts force and attempts to spring back when bent, compressed, or stretched
    Synonym: pegas
  2. (colloquial) arc lamp
    Synonyms: bohlam, bola lampu listrik, lampu busur
Alternative forms
  • pir (nonstandard)
Derived terms
  • berper
  • mengeper

Compounds

  • per keong

Etymology 2

From Dutch per, from Latin per (through, during), from Proto-Indo-European *per.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpər]
  • Hyphenation: pêr

Preposition

pêr

  1. per,
    1. for each
      Synonym: tiap
    2. to each, in each (used in expressing ratios of units)
      Synonyms: bagi, demi
    3. by the, by means of the, via the, through the
      Synonym: dengan
  2. (temporal preposition) since, as, as of, as per
    Synonyms: mulai, sejak, pada
  3. through, during, throughout
  4. (mathematics) Divided by.
Alternative forms
  • pir (nonstandard)

Further reading

Interlingua

Etymology

From Latin per, which is the predecessor of French par, Italian per, Spanish par and Spanish pro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /per/

Preposition

per

  1. through, during, throughout
    Io evadeva per un tunnel secrete.
    I escaped through a secret tunnel.
    Per uso pote formar vapor inflammabile.
    May form flammable fumes during usage.
  2. by (the agency of), through, by means of
    Su via a successo era per opera dur.
    His/her path to success was through hard work.
  3. per, for each
    Admission costa 10 € per persona.
    Admission costs €10 per person.

Italian

Etymology

    From Latin per,[1] taking many roles from Latin pro.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /per/
    • Rhymes: -er
    • Hyphenation: per

    Preposition

    per

    1. for
      Ma io l'ho fatto per te!But I did it for you!
      Te lo vendo per appena trecento euroI'll sell it you for only three hundred euro
      Ho studiato per tre oreI studied for three hours
      Questo è il treno per LondraThis is the train for London
    2. to, in order to [with infinitive]
      Vado a Londra per vedere il Big Ben.I go to London to see Big Ben.
    3. through
      Sono passato per il centroI passed through the center
    4. in or on
      Camminava ansiosamente per la stanzaHe was pacing anxiously about the room
    5. by
      Te lo invio per postaI'll send it to you by mail
    6. with
    7. as

    Usage notes

    • When followed by the definite article, per can be combined with the article to give the following combined forms (old-fashioned, very rarely used, except for pel, pei):
    per + article Combined form per + article Combined form
    per + il pel per + i pei, pe'
    per + l' pell'
    per + lo pello per + gli pegli
    per + la pella per + le pelle

    Derived terms

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951

    Anagrams

    Ladin

    Etymology

    From Latin per.

    Preposition

    per

    1. for
    2. through
    3. in or on
    4. by
    5. with
    6. as

    Latin

    Alternative forms

    • (Mediaeval sigil)

    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.

      Pronunciation

      Preposition

      per (+ accusative)

      1. through, by means of
      2. throughout, during

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      • Eastern Romance:
        • Aromanian: pri, pi, pre
        • Romanian: pre, pe, , pi
      • Istriot: par
      • Italo-Romance:
      • Franco-Provençal: per
      • Old Leonese:
      • Old Occitan:
      • Old Navarro-Aragonese: per
      • Old French: par
        • Middle French: par
        • Lorrain: poir
        • Picard: per
      • Old Galician-Portuguese: per
        • Portuguese: por
      • Old Spanish: per
      • Rhaeto-Romance:
      • Venetan: per
      • Danish: per
      • Dutch: per
      • English: per
      • Finnish: per
      • German: per
      • Hungarian: per
      • Norwegian: per
      • Swedish: per
      • Esperanto: per

      References

      • per”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
      • per”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
      • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[5], London: Macmillan and Co.
        • to bring a stream of water through the garden: aquam ducere per hortum
        • to cut one's way (through the enemies' ranks): ferro viam facere (per confertos hostes)
        • to spread over the whole body: per totum corpus diffundi
        • to pass a thing from hand to hand: de manu in manus or per manus tradere aliquid
        • in a dream: per somnum, in somnis
        • in a dream: per quietem, in quiete
        • under the pretext, pretence of..: per causam (with Gen.)
        • when occasion offers; as opportunity occurs: per occasionem
        • a report is spreading imperceptibly: fama serpit (per urbem)
        • to be in every one's mouth: per omnium ora ferri
        • to pass one's life in luxury and idleness: per luxum et ignaviam aetatem agere
        • to take a false step: per errorem labi, or simply labi
        • I said it in jest: haec iocatus sum, per iocum dixi
        • to correspond with some one: colloqui cum aliquo per litteras
        • apparently; to look at: per speciem (alicuius rei)
        • under pretext, pretence of..: per simulationem, simulatione alicuius rei
        • by craft: per dolum (B. G. 4. 13)
        • in sport, mockery: per ludibrium
        • men exempt from service owing to age: qui per aetatem arma ferre non possunt or aetate ad bellum inutiles
        • to transfix, pierce a man's breast with one's sword: gladio aliquem per pectus transfigere (Liv. 2. 46)
        • to force a way, a passage: iter tentare per vim (cf. sect. II. 3)
        • to break through the enemy's centre: per medios hostes (mediam hostium aciem) perrumpere
        • to lead some one in triumph: per triumphum (in triumpho) aliquem ducere
        • that is self-evident, goes without saying: hoc per se intellegitur
        • I have no objection: per me licet
      • per in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[6], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

      Latvian

      Verb

      per

      1. inflection of pērt:
        1. second/third-person singular present indicative
        2. third-person plural present indicative
        3. second-person singular imperative
      2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of pērt
      3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of pērt

      Lithuanian

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *per, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *per-. Cognates include Proto-Slavic *per-, Ancient Greek περί (perí, around, about, preposition), Sanskrit परि (pári, around, about, adverb), Latin per, English for.[1]

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [pʲɛr]
      • Rhymes: -ɛr
      • Hyphenation: per̃

      Preposition

      per̃ (with accusative)

      1. through
      2. during

      References

      1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015), “per”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 352

      Megleno-Romanian

      Etymology

      From Latin pilus. Compare Aromanian per, Romanian păr.

      Noun

      per m

      1. hair

      Middle English

      Etymology 1

      Noun

      per

      1. alternative form of pere (pear)

      Etymology 2

      Noun

      per

      1. alternative form of pere (bridge pillar)

      Etymology 3

      Noun

      per

      1. alternative form of pere (peer)

      Adjective

      per

      1. alternative form of pere (equal)

      Mòcheno

      Etymology 1

      From Middle High German bër, from Old High German bero, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô (bear). Cognate with German Bär, English bear.

      Noun

      per m

      1. bear

      Etymology 2

      From Middle High German ber, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from Proto-Germanic *bazją (berry). Cognate with German Beere, English berry.

      Noun

      per n

      1. berry
      Derived terms

      References

      Norwegian Bokmål

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Latin per (related to native for).

      Preposition

      per

      1. for each, for every, per
        Synonym: (abbreviation) pr.
        per dagper day
        per porsjonfor each portion
        Motoren roterer 1000 ganger per minutt.The engine rotates 1000 times per minute.

      Synonyms

      • (for each): for hver, i, om

      Derived terms

      References

      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Latin per (related to native for).

      Preposition

      per

      1. for each, for every, per
        Synonym: (abbreviation) pr.
        per dagper day
        per porsjonfor each portion

      Derived terms

      References

      Polish

      Etymology

      Learned borrowing from Latin per, derived from Proto-Italic *per, derived from Proto-Indo-European *per-.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈpɛr/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -ɛr
      • Syllabification: per

      Preposition

      per

      1. (literary) forms adverbs from nouns [with nominative]
        Synonym: na
      adverbs
      • per analogiam
      • per fas et nefas
      • per pedes, per pedes apostolorum
      • per saldo
      verbs
      • traktować per noga impf, potraktować per noga pf
      • traktować per nogam impf, potraktować per nogam pf

      Further reading

      • per in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • per in Polish dictionaries at PWN

      Portuguese

      Etymology

      Inherited from Latin per.

      Pronunciation

       
      • (Portugal) IPA(key): (unstressed) /peɾ/

      • Hyphenation: per

      Preposition

      per

      1. archaic form of por
        Fazia tudo per amor!I did everything for love!
      2. archaic form of para
        nascer per escrever[to be] born to write

      Usage notes

      Although this preposition is no longer utilized, having been replaced by por, the opposite development took place with the derived contraction pelo (and its inflections), which prevailed against polo (and its inflections).

      Derived terms

      Further reading

      Romani

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Old Armenian փոր (pʻor, belly, abdomen). Doublet of pori.

      Noun

      per f (plural pera)

      1. (anatomy) abdomen, belly

      Derived terms

      • peréskero

      References

      • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979), “փոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
      • Paspati, Alexandre G. (1870), “per”, in Études sur les Tchinghianés; ou, Bohémiens de l'Empire ottoman (in French), Constantinople: Impr. A. Koroméla, page 422

      Sardinian

      Etymology

      From Latin per.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /per/

      Preposition

      per

      1. per, by, through

      Swedish

      Alternative forms

      • pr (dated)

      Pronunciation

      • Audio:(file)

      Preposition

      per

      1. For each; for every
        Motorn roterar 1000 varv per minut.
        The engine goes 1000 revolutions per minute.

      Anagrams

      Volapük

      Noun

      per (genitive pera, plural pers)

      1. loss

      Declension

      Declension of per
      Singular Plural
      Nominative per pers
      Genitive pera peras
      Dative pere peres
      Accusative peri peris
      Predicative1 peru perus
      Vocative o per o pers
      1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.

      Derived terms

      Zazaki

      Noun

      per

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