Perle

See also: perle and perlé

German

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛʁlə/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Perle f (genitive Perle, plural Perlen)

  1. pearl (concretion from oysters or imitation thereof)
  2. bead (any roundish object that is put on a string)

Declension

Declension of Perle [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Perle die Perlen
genitive einer der Perle der Perlen
dative einer der Perle den Perlen
accusative eine die Perle die Perlen

Derived terms

  • Glasperle (“glass bead”)
  • Liebesperle (“nonpareil”)
  • Naturperle (“natural pearl”)
  • Perlenfischerei (“pearl hunting”)
  • Perleninseln (“Pearl Islands”)
  • Perlentaucher (“pearl diver”)
  • Perlmuschel (“pearl oyster”)
  • Perlmutt (“mother of pearl”)
  • Zuchtperle (“cultured pearl”)

Descendants

  • → Czech: perla
  • → Estonian: pärl
  • → Polish: perła
  • → Serbo-Croatian: pȇrla, пе̑рла

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰɛlə/

Noun

Perle f

  1. plural of Perl
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