per

Meaning

  1. (with-accusative) through, by means of
  2. (with-accusative) throughout, during

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpɛr]
Etymology

From Proto-Italic *per, from Proto-Indo-European *per-. Cognates include Ancient Greek περί (perí), Sanskrit परि (pári), Lithuanian per, Albanian për and English for. The accusative is from the pre-PIE directional.

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