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German
Etymology
From prä- (“pre-”) + Kambrium (“Cambrian”), a learned borrowing from New Latin Praecambrium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɛ(ː)ˈkambʁiʊm/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /pʁeː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Prä‧kam‧bri‧um
Proper noun
Präkambrium n (proper noun, strong, genitive Präkambriums)
- the Precambrian
- Synonym: Erdfrühzeit
Declension
Declension of Präkambrium
See also