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Perle

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See also: perle and perlé

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German perle, from Old High German perala, perula, from Vulgar Latin *perla (compare Old French perle). Further origin uncertain; perhaps from perna (leg), referring to the shape of the bivalve. See pearl for more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛʁlə/
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Noun

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Perle f (genitive Perle, plural Perlen)

  1. pearl (concretion from oysters or imitation thereof)
  2. bead (any roundish object that is put on a string)

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Czech: perla
  • Estonian: pärl
  • Polish: perła
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȇrla, пе̑рла

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Hunsrik

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Perle f

  1. plural of Perl