peryferie

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French périphérie, from Latin peripheria, from Ancient Greek περιφέρεια (periphéreia).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɛ.rɨˈfɛ.rjɛ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrjɛ
  • Syllabification: pe‧ry‧fe‧rie

Noun

peryferie nvir

  1. suburb (area on the periphery of a city or large town)
    Synonyms: przedmieście, suburbium
  2. outskirts, periphery (the outside boundary, parts or surface of something)
  3. periphery (something less important)

Declension
Declension of peryferie
plural
nominative peryferie
genitive peryferii/peryferyj (archaic)
dative peryferiom
accusative peryferie
instrumental peryferiami
locative peryferiach
vocative peryferie

Derived terms
adjectives
adverbs
nouns
  • peryferia
  • peryferium
  • peryferyczność
  • peryferyjność

Further reading
  • peryferie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • peryferie in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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