peri

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

Persian پری (pari), from Middle Persian, from Avestan (parikā) "witch".

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈpɪəri/

Noun [edit]

peri (plural peris)

  1. a sprite or supernatural being in Persian mythology.

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Finnish [edit]

Verb [edit]

peri

  1. Third-person singular indicative past form of periä.
  2. Indicative present connegative form of periä.
  3. Second-person singular imperative present form of periä.
  4. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of periä.

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Italian [edit]

Noun [edit]

peri (f plural)

  1. plural of pero

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Latin [edit]

Verb [edit]

perī

  1. second-person singular active imperative of pereō

Latvian [edit]

Peri

Etymology [edit]

Singular form pers, cognate with Lithuanian pẽras (larva), derived from perēt (to nest, hatch).[1]

Noun [edit]

peri m pl, 1st declension

  1. (chiefly in the plural) bee larvae
    peru puvelarvae rot (bee larvae disease)
    peru pieniņšlarvae milk (a secretion of working bees used to feed the larvae)

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Usage notes [edit]

There is a singular form pers, only sporadically found.

References [edit]

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.
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Portuguese [edit]

Noun [edit]

peri (plural peris)

  1. peri

Romanian [edit]

Noun [edit]

peri m pl

  1. Plural form of păr

Sranan Tongo [edit]

Noun [edit]

peri

  1. pearl

Turkish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • Hyphenation: pe‧ri

Noun [edit]

peri (definite accusative periyi, plural periler)

  1. fairy, pixie

Declension [edit]