πέρυσι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πέρρυς (pérrhus) – Aeolic
  • πέρυτι (péruti) – Doric

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *péruti, from Proto-Indo-European *péruti (“last year”, literally “on the other side of a year”), from a compound of *per (“through, across”) + *ut(i), locative singular from *wet- (“year”); compare ἔτος (étos, “year”)(< *wetos). Cognate with Sanskrit परुत् (parut, “last year”), Proto-Germanic *ferudi (“last year”).

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

πέρυσι • (pérusi)

  1. a year ago, last year

References

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πέρυσι (pérusi).

Adverb

πέρυσι • (pérysi)

  1. last year (the year before the present one)

Coordinate terms

  • φέτος (fétos, “this year”)
  • του χρόνου (tou chrónou, “next year”)
  • προσεχές έτος (prosechés étos, “next year”)
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