Parfüm

• Parfum (reflecting the pronunciation with a nasal vowel)

Borrowed from French parfum, ultimately from Latin per (“through”) + fūmum, the accusative singular of fūmus (“smoke, steam, fume”).

• IPA^(key): /paʁˈfyːm/ (standard)

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• IPA^(key): /paʁˈfœ̃ː/ (especially in areas with a historical French presence)

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• IPA^(key): /paʁˈfʏm/

Parfüm n (strong, genitive Parfüms, plural Parfüms or Parfüme)

1. perfume (generally only in the sense of “odorous substance”, not “pleasant smell”)

• The plural Parfüms is more common, but Parfüme is equally acceptable.

• → Hungarian: parfüm

• “Parfüm” in Duden online
• “Parfüm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache