Definitions For Periplus

Noun

PERIPLUS (plural peripluses or peripli, periploi) (literature) An account of a voyage, particularly those of :w:hanno the navigator, hanno and :w:arrian, arrian, recording ports and coastal landmarks. 1613 A voyage along a coast. 1677 (uncommon) {{syn of, en, circuit, nodot=a}}: the path or distance around a coast. 1776 (uncommon) {{syn of, en, circumnavigation, nodot=a}}: a voyage around an island or the world. 1854

Usage notes

The uncommon plural periploi is a hypercorrection, mistakenly applying the Greek plural of periplous to the Latin form periplus.

Coordinate terms

periegesis terrier

Translations

Greek: περίπλους, m : Ancient: περίπλους, m Latin: periplūs Persian: رهنامه, tr=rahnâme

Alternative forms

periplous

Etymology

From "voyage, naval manouver, account of a voyage", from περί, , peri-: around + πλοῦς, , voyage, from πλεῖν, , to swim. Cf. {{etyl, fr, -}} périple, {{etyl, es, -}} periplo, & {{etyl, it, -}} periplo.