You can make 7 words from per according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 3 letters words made out of per
per epr pre rpe erp rep
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Definitions and meaning of per
per
Translingual
Symbol
per
(international standards)ISO 639-2/B language code for Persian.
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɜː(ɹ)/
(General American) IPA(key): /pɝ/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
Homophone: purr
Etymology 1
From Latinper(“through, during”), from Proto-Indo-European*per. Doublet of par.
Preposition
per
For each.
To each, in each (used in expressing ratios of units).
(medicine) By the, by means of the, via the, through the.
In accordance with, as per
Usage notes
In senses equivalent to "each", per is typically followed by a singular noun phrase with no determiner.
Take one pill per day, not *Take one pill per a day.
The common exception is its use with plural noun phrases, although these are almost always limited to large round numbers such as 100, 1,000, 10,000...
The abortion rate in the U.S. has dropped since 1980 from nearly 30 per 1,000 women of childbearing age to less than 20.
In medical senses, per is followed by the name of an orifice in Latin rather than English.
(rare, nonstandard) They (singular). Gender-neutral neologistic third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
(rare, nonstandard) Them (singular)Neologistic gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, suggested for use in place of him and her.
Synonyms
(singular) they
ey, e, sie, shi, ze
Hyponyms
(as subject):he, she
(as object):him, her
Derived terms
perself
Adjective
per (not comparable)
(rare, nonstandard) Belonging to per, their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with gendered his and her.
Synonyms
(singular) their
eir, hir
Hyponyms
his, her
Derived terms
pers
See also
other attested
Anagrams
EPR, ERP, RPE, Rep, Rep., pre, pre-, rep
Aromanian
Alternative forms
peru
Etymology 1
From Latinpilus. Compare Romanianpăr.
Noun
perm (pluralperi)
hair
Related terms
piros
Etymology 2
From Latinpirus. Compare Romanianpăr.
Noun
perm (pluralperi)
pear tree
Related terms
pearã
Asturian
Etymology
From Latinper.
Preposition
per
by means of, by way of, by
for
through
Derived terms
Breton
Etymology 1
From Middle Bretonper, from Proto-Brythonic*per, a borrowing from Latinpira, plural of pirum. Cognate with Cornishper, Welshpêr.
Noun
perf (singulativeperenn)
pears
Derived terms
gwez-per
per-douar
pereg
perenn
perenneg
perennek
perid
sistr per
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic*kʷaryos. Compare Cornishper, Welshpair.
Noun
perm (pluralperioù)
cauldron
Related terms
chaoudouron
kaoter
pothouarn
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalanper, from Latinper, appropriating the senses of Latin prō as well.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic)[pər]
IPA(key): (Valencian)[per]
Preposition
per
through, via: used in indicating the medium through which passage occurs
at, during, in: used in indicating the time at which an event occurs
during, for: used in indicating the duration of time for which an event occurs
because, because of: used in indicating the reason an action was undertaken
(when followed by a verbal noun)used in indicating the activity one intends to do because of an action
by: used in indicating the agent responsible for an action
for each; for every
a, for, per: used in indicating a rate of exchange
Usage notes
When the preposition per is followed by a masculine definite article, elsg or elspl, it is contracted with it to the forms pelsg or pelspl respectively. If el would be elided to the form l’ because it is before a word beginning with a vowel, the elision to per l’ takes precedence over contracting to pel.
Derived terms
Further reading
“per” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Cimbrian
Etymology 1
From Middle High Germanbër, from Old High Germanbero, from Proto-West Germanic*berō, from Proto-Germanic*berô(“bear”). Cognate with GermanBär, Englishbear.
Noun
perm
(Luserna) bear
References
Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Etymology 2
From Middle High Germanber, from Old High Germanberi, from Proto-West Germanic*baʀi, from Proto-Germanic*bazją(“berry”). Cognate with GermanBeere, Englishberry.
Noun
pern (pluralpern)
(Luserna) berry
Derived terms
References
Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Cornish
Etymology
From Middle Cornishper, from Proto-Brythonic*per, a borrowing from Latinpira, plural of pirum. Cognate with Bretonper, Welshpêr.
Noun
perf (singulativeperen)
pears
Czech
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈpɛr]
Etymology 1
Noun
per
genitive plural of pero
Etymology 2
Verb
per
second-person singular imperative of prát
Danish
Preposition
per (abbreviated pr.)
For each; for every
Dutch
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -ɛr
Preposition
per
For each; for every; per
by means of
Derived terms
per abuis
per ongeluk
per omgaande
Anagrams
rep
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Latinper.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [per]
Audio:
Hyphenation: per
Preposition
per
by means of, with
Li skribis per plumo. ― He wrote with a pen.
See also
kun
Finnish
Etymology
From Latinper.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈper/, [ˈpe̞r]
Rhymes: -er
Syllabification(key): per
Preposition
per(+ nominative)
per (for each, to each)
Synonyms:kohden, kohti, (ablative case)-lta
viisi euroa per metri ― five euros per metre
(business, accounting) per (indicating date, due date, date of maturity, etc.)
Laskumme 1 000 e per 15.6. ― Our invoice for Eur 1,000 due on 15 June
Tilin saldo per 31.12. ― Account balance on 31 December
Further reading
“per”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
German
Pronunciation
Preposition
per (+ accusative or dative)
per, via, by, in acccordance with
per Gesetz ― according to the law
Usage notes
per is followed by a noun in either the accusative or dative case. No semantic distinction is made between the cases here. Examples from Duden: per ersten / erstem Januar, "as of the first of January"; per eingeschriebenen / eingeschriebenem Brief, "by registered letter".
References
“per” in Duden online
“per” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hungarian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈpɛr]
Hyphenation: per
Rhymes: -ɛr
Etymology 1
Back-formation from perel.
Alternative forms
pör(dialectal)
Noun
per (pluralperek)
(law) action, suit, lawsuit
Synonyms:eljárás, kereset
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Latinper(“through”).
Adverb
per
per
kilométer per óra ― kilometers per hour
(mathematics) divided by
3/5, három per öt ― 3:5, three divided by five
Derived terms
perjel
References
Further reading
(action, lawsuit): per in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
(per, divided by): per in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperantoper, Englishper, Frenchpar, Italianper, Spanishpor, ultimately from Latinper, from Proto-Indo-European*per.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /per/, /pɛɾ/
Preposition
per
by means of, by, with (some means)
Ilu batis me per bastono. ― He beat me with a stick.
(mathematics) multiplied by, times
Quar per kin esas duadek. ― Four times five is twenty.
Un per un esas un. ― One times one is one.
Derived terms
per ke(“through the fact that”)
See also
da(“by”)
kun(“with (in company with)”)
Indonesian
Alternative forms
pir(nonstandard)
Etymology 1
From Dutchveer(“feather, spring”), a contraction of veder, from Middle Dutchvedere, from Old Dutchfethara, from Proto-Germanic*feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European*péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én-(“feather, wing”), from *peth₂-(“to fly”). The sense "spring" is derived from the ability of feathers to resume their shape when bent.
spring, a mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material that exerts force and attempts to spring back when bent, compressed, or stretched.
Synonym:pegas
(colloquial) arc lamp.
Synonyms:bohlam, bola lampu listrik, lampu busur
Derived terms
Compounds
Etymology 2
From Dutchper, from Latinper(“through, during”), from Proto-Indo-European*per.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈpər]
Hyphenation: pêr
Preposition
pêr
per,
for each.
Synonym:tiap
to each, in each (used in expressing ratios of units).
Synonyms:bagi, demi
by the, by means of the, via the, through the.
Synonym:dengan
since
Synonyms:mulai, sejak
Further reading
“per” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Interlingua
Etymology
From Latinper, which is the predecessor of Frenchpar, Italianper, Spanishpar and Spanishpro.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /per/
Preposition
per
through, during, throughout
by (the agency of), through, by means of
per, for each
Italian
Etymology
From Latinper.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /per/
Rhymes: -er
Hyphenation: per
Preposition
per
for
Ma io l'ho fatto per te! ― But I did it for you!
Te lo vendo per appena trecento euro ― I'll sell it you for only three hundred euro
Ho studiato per tre ore ― I studied for three hours
Questo è il treno per Londra ― This is the train for London
to (indicates direction)
through
Sono passato per il centro ― I passed through the center
in or on
Camminava ansiosamente per la stanza ― He was pacing anxiously about the room
by
Te lo invio per posta ― I'll send it to you by post
with
as
Usage notes
When followed by the definite article, per can be combined with the article to give the following combined forms (old-fashioned, very rarely used, except for pel, pei):
Derived terms
See also
pro
References
Anagrams
pre-
Ladin
Etymology
From Latinper.
Preposition
per
for
through
in or on
by
with
as
Latin
Alternative forms
ꝑ(Mediaeval sigil)
Etymology
From Proto-Italic*per, from Proto-Indo-European*per-. Cognates include Ancient Greekπερί(perí), Sanskritपरि(pári), Lithuanianper, Albanianpër and Englishfor.
“per”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“per”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[3], London: Macmillan and Co.
per in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[4], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Latvian
Verb
per
inflection of pērt:
second/third-person singular present indicative
third-person plural present indicative
second-person singular imperative
(with the particle lai)third-person singular imperative of pērt
(with the particle lai)third-person plural imperative of pērt
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European*peri. Cognates include Ancient Greekπερί(perí), Sanskritपरि(pári), Latinper and Englishfor.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [pʲɛr]
Preposition
per (with accusative)
through
during
Megleno-Romanian
Etymology
From Latinpilus. Compare Aromanianper, Romanianpăr.
Noun
perm
hair
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old Englishpere, peru.
Noun
per
Alternative form of pere(“pear”)
Etymology 2
From Medieval Latinpera.
Noun
per
Alternative form of pere(“bridge pillar”)
Etymology 3
From Old Frenchper.
Noun
per
Alternative form of pere(“peer”)
Adjective
per
Alternative form of pere(“equal”)
Mòcheno
Etymology 1
From Middle High Germanbër, from Old High Germanbero, from Proto-West Germanic*berō, from Proto-Germanic*berô(“bear”). Cognate with GermanBär, Englishbear.
Noun
perm
bear
Etymology 2
From Middle High Germanber, from Old High Germanberi, from Proto-West Germanic*baʀi, from Proto-Germanic*bazją(“berry”). Cognate with GermanBeere, Englishberry.
Noun
pern
berry
Derived terms
himper
schbòrzper
eaper
References
“per” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Latinper (related to native for).
Preposition
per (abbreviated pr.)
For each, for every, per.
Motoren roterer 1000 ganger per minutt. ― The engine rotates 1000 times per minute.
per porsjon ― for each portion
per dag ― per day
Synonyms
(for each):for hver, i, om
Derived terms
per stykk
References
“per” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latinper (related to native for).
Preposition
per (abbreviated pr.)
For each, for every, per.
per porsjon ― for each portion
per dag ― per day
Derived terms
per stykk
References
“per” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latinper, from Proto-Italic*per, from Proto-Indo-European*per-.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /pɛr/
Rhymes: -ɛr
Syllabification: per
Preposition
per
(literary)forms adverbs from nouns [+nominative]
Synonym:na
Further reading
per in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
per in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romani
Alternative forms
pir, poriá
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Armenianփոր(pʻor, “belly, abdomen”). Doublet of pori.
Noun
perf (pluralpera)
(anatomy) abdomen, belly
Derived terms
References
Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “փոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
Paspati, Alexandre G. (1870) “per”, in Études sur les Tchinghianés; ou, Bohémiens de l'Empire ottoman (in French), Constantinople: Impr. A. Koroméla, page 422