período

Meaning

1. (masculine) period (a length of time)
2. (masculine) period (a geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years)

Concepts

period

era

epoch

time

term

date

season

age

spell

stage

stint

menstrual flow

menstruation

period of revolution

cycle

station

turn

weather

space of time

hour

duration

tide

space

period of time

time period

stretch

distance

geological period

duty tour

enlistment

hitch

term of enlistment

tour

tour of duty

day

instant

minute

moment

second

aeon

century

phase

point

Hyphenated as

pe‧rí‧o‧do

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/peˈɾiodo/

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin periodus, from Ancient Greek περίοδος (períodos, “circuit, period of time, path around”), from περί- (perí-, “around”) + ὁδός (hodós, “way”).

Sentences

Estas dos películas fueron las únicas de ficción hechas en Perú de ese período .

These two films were the only fiction films made in Peru from that period.

El conflicto interno caracterizó este período .

Internal conflict characterized this period.

La floración se produce en un período de octubre a noviembre .

Flowering occurs in a period from October to November.

Esta película contribuyó a que saliera de un período particularmente oscuro .

This film contributed to his coming out of a particularly dark period.

Flama conservó su propio mando como procónsul durante el mismo período .

Flama retained his own command as proconsul during the same period.