Perm

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Пермь (Permʹ), probably from a Proto-Finno-Permic (Uralic) stem; compared to Estonian põrand, dialectal põrmand (floor, ground) by P. Alvre in Keel ja Kirjandus No 7, 1981, pp. 407-413. Compare Bjarmaland.

Appears on western maps as latinized Permia in the late 16th century (Mercator (1595)). The Russian city of Perm is a modern foundation, established under Peter I in 1723.

Proper noun

Perm

  1. A historical region of northeastern Russia, corresponding to the Kama basin, a left tributary of the Volga.
  2. A krai of Russia, near the Ural Mountains.
  3. A city, the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia.

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German

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁm/
  • (file)

Proper noun

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Perm n (proper noun, genitive Perms or (optionally with an article) Perm)

  1. Perm (a city, the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia)
  2. (geology) the Permian

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Пермь (Permʹ).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Perm m inan

  1. Perm (a historical region of northeastern Russia)
  2. Perm (a krai of Russia)
  3. Perm (a city, the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia)

Declension

Further reading

  • Perm in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Perm f

  1. Perm (a krai of Russia)
  2. Perm (a city, the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia)