per-
English
Prefix
per-
- (non-productive) In verbs: denoting the sense "through", as in perforate.
- (non-productive) In verbs: denoting the sense "thoroughly", as in perfect.
- (non-productive) In verbs: denoting the sense "to destruction", as in pervert.
- (non-productive) In adjectives and adverbs: denoting the sense "extremely", as in perfervid.
- (chemistry) Forming nouns and adjectives denoting the maximum proportion of one element in a compound, as in peroxide.
- (chemistry) Added to the name of an element in a polyatomic ion denote the number of atoms of that element (usually four).
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old French per (modern French par).
Asturian
Prefix
per-
- used to make superlatives of adjectives
- perguapu
- very beautiful
- perblancu
- very white
Indonesian
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀ. Cognate with Tagalog pag-.
Derived terms
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Latin
Etymology
From per (“through”).
Prefix
per-
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Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə(r)/
Derived terms
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