pergamena

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin pergamēna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /per.ɡaˈmɛ.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɛna
  • Hyphenation: per‧ga‧mè‧na

Noun

pergamena f (plural pergamene)

  1. parchment, membrane, vellum

Further reading

  • pergamena in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνὴ (διφθέρα) (Pergamēnḕ (diphthéra), literally “Pergamene hide”). First attested in Diocletian's edict.

Noun

pergamēna f (genitive pergamēnae); first declension (Late Latin)

  1. parchment

Descendants

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References

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