perle
Danish
Etymology
From late Old Norse perla, from Middle Low German perle, from Old Saxon perula, from Medieval Latin perla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛrlə/, [ˈpʰæɐ̯lə]
Noun
perle c (singular definite perlen, plural indefinite perler)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | perle | perlen | perler | perlerne |
| genitive | perles | perlens | perlers | perlernes |
Verb
perle (imperative perl, infinitive at perle, present tense perler, past tense perlede, perfect tense har perlet)
Further reading
- perle on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛʁl/
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
From Old French perle, from Medieval Latin perla, from Latin perula (“little pear”). Alternatively derived via unattested Medieval Latin *pernula from Latin perna (“haunch; a marine bivalve shaped like a leg of lamb”).
Noun
perle f (plural perles)
- pearl (gem produced by molluscs)
- bead (of any material)
- pearl, gem (lovely person or thing, excellent example)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See perler.
Verb
perle
- inflection of perler:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “perle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛr.le/
- Rhymes: -ɛrle
- Hyphenation: pèr‧le
Noun
perle f
- plural of perla
Anagrams
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
- (perlè) IPA(key): /pʲɛrˈlʲæː/
- (per̃le) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɛrˑlʲɛ/
Noun
perlè
- locative singular of per̃las (“pearl”)
Noun
per̃le
- vocative singular of per̃las (“pearl”)
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French perle, from Medieval Latin perula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛːrl(ə)/, /ˈpɛrl(ə)/
Noun
perle (plural perles)
- A pearl (bivalve excretion used in jewellery and medicine).
- A round bead or other object (especially shiny)
- (figurative) A pearl (something or someone valuable, especially in religion)
- (figurative) The pupil (hole in the iris)
- (figurative) A macula on the eye's surface.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “pē̆rl(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 July 2018.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Medieval Latin perla.
Noun
perle f or m (definite singular perla or perlen, indefinite plural perler, definite plural perlene)
- a pearl (round shelly concretion from oysters, or an artificial imitation)
References
- “perle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Medieval Latin perla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pæːɭe/ (some dialects)
Noun
perle f (definite singular perla, indefinite plural perler, definite plural perlene)
- a pearl (as above)
References
- “perle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛr.lɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɛrlɛ
- Syllabification: per‧le
Noun
perle f
- dative/locative singular of perła
Spanish
Verb
perle
- inflection of perlar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative