Perle
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German perle, from Old High German perala, perula, from Vulgar Latin *perla (compare Old French perle). Further origin uncertain; perhaps from perna (“leg”), referring to the shape of the bivalve. See pearl for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Perle f (genitive Perle, plural Perlen)
- pearl (concretion from oysters or imitation thereof)
- bead (any roundish object that is put on a string)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Perle [feminine]
Derived terms
[edit]- Glasperle (“glass bead”)
- Liebesperle (“nonpareil”)
- Naturperle (“natural pearl”)
- Perlenfischerei (“pearl hunting”)
- Perleninseln (“Pearl Islands”)
- Perlmuschel (“pearl oyster”)
- Perlmutt (“mother of pearl”)
- Zuchtperle (“cultured pearl”)
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Perle” in Duden online
- “Perle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Perle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Perle f
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