per
Meaning
- (with-accusative) through, by means of
- (with-accusative) throughout, during
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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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