Perle

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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. See pearl for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɛʁlə/
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Noun

Perle f (genitive Perle, plural Perlen)

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

Declension

Declension of Perle

	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”)
Perlmuschel (“pearl oyster”)
Perlmutt (“mother of pearl”)
Zuchtperle (“cultured pearl”)

Related terms

Descendants

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

Further reading

“Perle” in Duden online
“Perle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Perle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpʰɛlə/

Noun

Perle f

plural of Perl

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