periferia

See also: periféria and perifèria

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English periphery), ultimately from Late Latin peripherīa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈperiferiɑ/, [ˈpe̞riˌfe̞riɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eriɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): pe‧ri‧fe‧ria

Noun

periferia

1. periphery, fringe (region)

   Suomi sijaitsee lähellä Maan periferia.

   Finland is located near the fringe of Earth.

Declension

Inflection of periferia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		periferia	periferiat
genitive		periferian	periferioiden periferioitten
partitive		periferiaa	periferioita
illative		periferiaan	periferioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		periferia	periferiat
accusative	nom.	periferia	periferiat
	gen.	periferian
genitive		periferian	periferioiden periferioitten periferiain rare
partitive		periferiaa	periferioita
inessive		periferiassa	periferioissa
elative		periferiasta	periferioista
illative		periferiaan	periferioihin
adessive		periferialla	periferioilla
ablative		periferialta	periferioilta
allative		periferialle	periferioille
essive		periferiana	periferioina
translative		periferiaksi	periferioiksi
abessive		periferiatta	periferioitta
instructive		—	periferioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of periferia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative periferiani periferiani accusative nom. periferiani periferiani gen. periferiani genitive periferiani periferioideni periferioitteni periferiaini rare partitive periferiaani periferioitani inessive periferiassani periferioissani elative periferiastani periferioistani illative periferiaani periferioihini adessive periferiallani periferioillani ablative periferialtani periferioiltani allative periferialleni periferioilleni essive periferianani periferioinani translative periferiakseni periferioikseni abessive periferiattani periferioittani instructive — — comitative — periferioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative periferiasi periferiasi accusative nom. periferiasi periferiasi gen. periferiasi genitive periferiasi periferioidesi periferioittesi periferiaisi rare partitive periferiaasi periferioitasi inessive periferiassasi periferioissasi elative periferiastasi periferioistasi illative periferiaasi periferioihisi adessive periferiallasi periferioillasi ablative periferialtasi periferioiltasi allative periferiallesi periferioillesi essive periferianasi periferioinasi translative periferiaksesi periferioiksesi abessive periferiattasi periferioittasi instructive — — comitative — periferioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative periferiamme periferiamme accusative nom. periferiamme periferiamme gen. periferiamme genitive periferiamme periferioidemme periferioittemme periferiaimme rare partitive periferiaamme periferioitamme inessive periferiassamme periferioissamme elative periferiastamme periferioistamme illative periferiaamme periferioihimme adessive periferiallamme periferioillamme ablative periferialtamme periferioiltamme allative periferiallemme periferioillemme essive periferianamme periferioinamme translative periferiaksemme periferioiksemme abessive periferiattamme periferioittamme instructive — — comitative — periferioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative periferianne periferianne accusative nom. periferianne periferianne gen. periferianne genitive periferianne periferioidenne periferioittenne periferiainne rare partitive periferiaanne periferioitanne inessive periferiassanne periferioissanne elative periferiastanne periferioistanne illative periferiaanne periferioihinne adessive periferiallanne periferioillanne ablative periferialtanne periferioiltanne allative periferiallenne periferioillenne essive periferiananne periferioinanne translative periferiaksenne periferioiksenne abessive periferiattanne periferioittanne instructive — — comitative — periferioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative periferiansa periferiansa accusative nom. periferiansa periferiansa gen. periferiansa genitive periferiansa periferioidensa periferioittensa periferiainsa rare partitive periferiaansa periferioitaan periferioitansa inessive periferiassaan periferiassansa periferioissaan periferioissansa elative periferiastaan periferiastansa periferioistaan periferioistansa illative periferiaansa periferioihinsa adessive periferiallaan periferiallansa periferioillaan periferioillansa ablative periferialtaan periferialtansa periferioiltaan periferioiltansa allative periferialleen periferiallensa periferioilleen periferioillensa essive periferianaan periferianansa periferioinaan periferioinansa translative periferiakseen periferiaksensa periferioikseen periferioiksensa abessive periferiattaan periferiattansa periferioittaan periferioittansa instructive — — comitative — periferioineen periferioinensa

Synonyms

• syrjäseutu

Further reading

• “periferia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾiˈfeɾja/ [pe.ɾiˈfe.ɾjɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾja
• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧fe‧ria

Noun

periferia f (plural periferias)

1. periphery

Italian

Etymology

From peri- +‎ feria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ri.feˈri.a/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧fe‧rì‧a

Noun

periferia f (plural periferie)

1. outskirts, suburbs
2. fringe, periphery

Related terms

• periferico

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ɾi.feˈɾi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ɾi.feˈɾi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ɾi.feˈɾi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ɾi.fɨˈɾi.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -iɐ
• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧fe‧ri‧a

Noun

periferia f (plural periferias)

1. (Brazil) suburbs (the collection of poor neighborhoods in the outskirts of a big city)

   Synonym: subúrbio

See also

• favela

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin peripherīa, from Ancient Greek περιφέρεια (periphéreia, “circumference, outer surface”), from περιφερής (peripherḗs, “moving around, circular, round”), from περιφέρω (periphérō, “to carry around”), from περί (perí, “around”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾiˈfeɾja/ [pe.ɾiˈfe.ɾja]
• Rhymes: -eɾja
• Syllabification: pe‧ri‧fe‧ria

Noun

periferia f (plural periferias)

1. periphery

Derived terms

• periférico

Further reading

• “periferia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10