Perlmutt
German
Alternative forms
- Perlmutter (dated)
Etymology
Shortened from now less common Perlmutter, a calque of Latin māter perlārum. The shortening possibly through reinterpretation of perlmuttern as Perlmutt + -ern instead of Perlmutter + -n.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛrlˈmʊt/, /ˈpɛrlˌmʊt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Perl‧mutt
Noun
Perlmutt n (strong, genitive Perlmutts, no plural)
- mother-of-pearl, nacre (pearly substance on the interior of shells)
- Synonym: Perlmutter
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “Perlmutt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Perlmutt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Perlmutt” in Duden online
Perlmutt on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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