período

== Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from New Latin periodus, a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek περῐ́οδος (perĭ́odos, “going round in a circle, periodic recurrence”). === Noun === período m (plural períodos) period (interval of time) ==== Derived terms ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from New Latin periodus, a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek περῐ́οδος (perĭ́odos, “going round in a circle, periodic recurrence”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: pe‧rí‧o‧do Despite the orthography, in Portugal, the word is most often pronounced with the stress falling on the first ⟨o⟩, even in careful speech (i.e. as if spelt periúdo). === Noun === período m (plural períodos) period (interval of time) (geology) period (geochronologic unit of millions years) (Portugal) a school year interval (in pre-university education) of approximately three months (euphemistic) period (menstruation) (grammar) sentence consisting of one or more clauses ==== Usage notes ==== For sense 1.2 (“school year interval”): in the Portuguese education system, the school year is divided into three periods: the first running from the beginning of the school year in September, until Christmas; the second from Christmas to Easter; and the third from Easter to the end of the school year in June or July. For more, see Education in Portugal § School year calendar on Wikipedia. ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === ciclo era época semestre === Further reading === “período”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “período”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026 “período”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “período”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “período”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === periodo === Etymology === Learned borrowing from New Latin periodus, a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek περῐ́οδος (perĭ́odos, “going round in a circle, periodic recurrence”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peˈɾiodo/ [peˈɾi.o.ð̞o] Rhymes: -iodo Syllabification: pe‧rí‧o‧do === Noun === período m (plural períodos) period (interval of time) Synonyms: época, era Hypernym: tiempo (geology) period (a geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years) ==== Usage notes ==== The sense of “menstrual cycle” applies only to the alternative form periodo. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “período”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === poderío