Parfüm
German
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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Noun
Parfüm n (genitive Parfüms, plural Parfüms or Parfüme)
- 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
Template:de-decl-noun-n Template:de-decl-noun-n
Descendants
- → Hungarian: parfüm
Further reading
- “Parfüm” in Duden online