Dictionary

periegete en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɛ.ɹi.əˌd͡ʒit/ (General-American)
• /ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.əˌd͡ʒiːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Koine Greek περιηγητής (periēgētḗs, “a writer of periegeses; a guide”), from Ancient Greek περι- (peri-, “around, surrounding”) + ἡγητής (hēgētḗs, “a guide”) (from ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead”) + -τής (-tḗs, suffix forming agent nouns)), from περιηγεῖσθαι (periēgeîsthai, “to lead around”).

Meanings

1. A writer of a periegesis.

Forms

Relateds

periegetic · periegesis

Translations (3)

fr périégète (writer of a periegesis) · pl periegetka (writer of a periegesis) · pl periegeta (writer of a periegesis)