perła

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See also: perla

Old Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /pɛrɫa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /pɛrɫa/

Noun

perła f

  1. Alternative form of berła

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Perle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛr.wa/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛrwa
  • Syllabification: per‧ła

Noun

perła f (diminutive perełka, related adjective perłowy)

  1. pearl (shelly concretion, usually rounded and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves)
  2. pearl (gemstone made of pearls)
  3. (in the plural) pearls (necklace made of pearls)
  4. (figurative) pearl (someone or something particularly outstanding or excellent)
    Synonym: skarb

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Further reading

  • perła in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • perła in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • perła in PWN's encyclopedia