Periode

== German == === Etymology === 15th century as Periodus m or f, a learned borrowing from Latin periodus f, at first in the grammatical sense. The semantic development as well as the form in -e (17th c.) likely under influence of French période. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peˈri̯oːdə/, [pe.ʁiˈoː.də], (less often) [pɛɐ̯ˈjoː.də] === Noun === Periode f (genitive Periode, plural Perioden) (biology) period, menstruation Synonyms: (more formal) Menstruation, (Monats-)Regel, Monatsblutung, Regelblutung, (informal) Tage, (medical) Menses (higher register) period (length of time with start and end point) Synonyms: Zeitraum, Phase, (Zeit-)Abschnitt, (Zeit-)Spanne; Intervall, Stadium; (history) Zeitalter, Epoche, Ära (grammar, rhetoric) period (lengthy but well formed sentence) ==== Usage notes ==== Periode in the sense of “menstruation”, though not necessarily the most frequent word altogether, is the most register-neutral, i.e. that which can be used in any context without sounding strange. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== periodenartig ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Periode” in Duden online “Periode”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)