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Periode
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periode période període
German
Etymology
de grc frm fro
15th century as de Periodus m f, a de la periodus 1 f, at first in the grammatical sense. The semantic development as well as the form in de -e (17th c.) likely under influence of de fr période.
Pronunciation
de /peˈri̯oːdə/ [pe.ʁiˈoː.də] less often [pɛɐ̯ˈjoː.də]
de De-Periode.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
de biology period, menstruation
de more formal Menstruation (Monats-)Regel Monatsblutung Regelblutung informal Tage medical Menses
de higher register period length of time with start and end point
de Zeitraum Phase (Zeit-)Abschnitt (Zeit-)Spanne ; Intervall Stadium ; history Zeitalter Epoche Ära
de grammar rhetoric period lengthy but well formed sentence
Usage notes
de Periode in the sense of “menstruation”, though not necessarily the most frequent word altogether, is the most register-neutral, i.e. that which can be used in any context without sounding strange.
Declension
f
Hyponyms
de Abrechnungsperiode Amtsperiode Gesetzgebungsperiode Heizperiode Hitzeperiode Kälteperiode Lallperiode Legislaturperiode Schaffensperiode Schlammperiode Schlechtwetterperiode Schönwetterperiode Sprachperiode Tauwetterperiode Trockenperiode Wahlperiode Wischperiode Maximalperiode Minimalperiode
Derived terms
de periodenartig
Related terms
de Periodendauer Periodenfrequenz Periodensystem
Further reading
de Time Bodily functions