Präkambrium

German

Etymology

From prä- (“pre-”) +‎ Kambrium (“Cambrian”), a learned borrowing from New Latin Praecambrium.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʁɛ(ː)ˈkambʁiʊm/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /pʁeː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Prä‧kam‧bri‧um

Proper noun

Präkambrium n (proper noun, strong, genitive Präkambriums)

  1. the Precambrian
    Synonym: Erdfrühzeit

Declension
Declension of Präkambrium [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Präkambrium
genitive eines des Präkambriums
dative einem dem Präkambrium
accusative ein das Präkambrium

See also
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