peri-

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

• enPR: pĕr′ə-
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛɹ.ə-/, /ˌpeɹ.ə-/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛɹ.ə-/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌpeɹ.ə-/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛɹ.ə-/, /ˌpɛɹ.ʌ-/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ(ː)ɾ.i-/
• Hyphenation: per‧i-

peri-

2. surrounding

   Synonyms: circum-, para-

   ‎peri- + ‎meter → ‎perimeter

4. near

   Synonym: para-

   Antonym: disto-

   ‎peri- + ‎helion → ‎perihelion

6. during

   Synonyms: intra-, mid-

   ‎peri- + ‎natal → ‎perinatal

(not prefixed in English: borrowed as full word)

• pier, prie, ripe

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• Hyphenation: pe‧ri-

peri-

1. peri- (surrounding; near; during)

• IPA^(key): /ˈperi-/, [ˈpe̞ri-]

< perä +‎ -i

peri- (as a modifier in compounds)

1. very, to the core

From Ancient Greek περί (perí).

peri-

1. (chiefly in loanwords) peri- (surrounding; near; during)

• repi, ripe

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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /peri/ [pe.ri]
• Syllabification: pe‧ri-

péri

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

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

• “peri-”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

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

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.ri/
• Hyphenation: pè‧ri-

peri-

1. peri- (surrounding; near; during)

• peri- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

• iper-, ripe

• IPA^(key): /pɛ.ri/

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• Rhymes: -ɛri
• Syllabification: pe‧ri-

peri-

1. alternative form of pery- (“peri-”) (surrounding; near; during)

   ‎peri- + ‎menopauza → ‎perimenopauza

• peri- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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

• Hyphenation: pe‧ri-

peri-

1. peri- (surrounding; near; during)

• “peri-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “peri-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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

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

peri-

1. peri- (surrounding; near; during)

• “peri-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025