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Perlmutt

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German

Alternative forms

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 (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Perl‧mutt

Noun

Perlmutt n (strong, genitive Perlmutts, no plural)

  1. mother-of-pearl, nacre (pearly substance on the interior of shells)
    Synonym: Perlmutter

Declension

Declension of Perlmutt [sg-only, neuter, strong]
More information singular, indef. ...

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