Präkambrium
German
Etymology
From prä- (“pre-”) + Kambrium (“Cambrian”), a learned borrowing from New Latin Praecambrium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʀɛ(ː)ˈkambʀiʊm/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /pʀeː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Prä‧kam‧bri‧um
Proper noun
- the Precambrian