Parfüm

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See also: parfum, Parfum, and parfüm
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Alternative forms

  • Parfum (reflecting the pronunciation with a nasal vowel)

Etymology

Borrowed from French parfum, ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin per (“through”) + fumum (“fume, smoke”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /parˈfʏm/, /paːˈfʏm/

Noun

Parfüm n (genitive Parfüms, plural Parfüms or Parfüme)

  1. perfume (generally only in the sense of “odorous substance”, not “pleasant smell”)

Usage notes

  • The plural Parfüms is more common, but Parfüme is equally acceptable.

Declension

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Descendants

  • → Hungarian: parfüm

Further reading

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