perla
Asturian
Alternative forms
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
perla f (plural perles)
- pearl (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks)
Catalan
Etymology
Unknown, probably based on Vulgar Latin *pernula, diminutive of Latin perna, a kind of oyster. Cognate with Italian perla, French perle and Spanish perla.
Pronunciation
Noun
perla f (plural perles)
Chavacano
Etymology
Noun
perla
Czech
Noun
perla f
- pearl (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks)
Declension
Derived terms
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Faroese
Etymology
Noun
perla f (genitive singular perlu, plural perlur)
- pearl (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks)
Declension
Declension of perla | ||||
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f1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | perla | perlan | perlur | perlurnar |
accusative | perlu | perluna | perlur | perlurnar |
dative | perlu | perluni | perlum | perlunum |
genitive | perlu | perlunnar | perla | perlanna |
French
Pronunciation
Verb
perla
- third-person singular past historic of perler
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse perla, a borrowing from Middle Low German perle, from Old Saxon perula, from Medieval Latin perla.
Pronunciation
Noun
perla f (genitive singular perlu, nominative plural perlur)
Declension
Declension of perla | ||||
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f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | perla | perlan | perlur | perlurnar |
accusative | perlu | perluna | perlur | perlurnar |
dative | perlu | perlunni | perlum | perlunum |
genitive | perlu | perlunnar | perla/perlna | perlanna/perlnanna |
See also
Interlingua
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
perla (plural perlas)
Italian
Etymology 1
Of uncertain etymology. See pearl.
Noun
perla f (plural perle)
Adjective
perla (invariable)
- pearl (attributive)
See also
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French perle, the name given by Jean Jannon to the type used in his miniature editions of Vergil, Horace, & the New Testament in the 1620s, which were the smallest printed works to his time.
Noun
perla f (uncountable)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈper.la/, [ˈpɛrɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈper.la/, [ˈpɛrlä]
Noun
perla f (genitive perlae); first declension
- Alternative spelling of perula
- 1272, an unknown source in The Natural History of Precious Stones and of the Precious Metals (1867), viii, page 269:
- Una Perla ad modum camahuti.
- A pearl in the manner of a cameo.
- Una Perla ad modum camahuti.
- 1272, an unknown source in The Natural History of Precious Stones and of the Precious Metals (1867), viii, page 269:
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | perla | perlae |
Genitive | perlae | perlārum |
Dative | perlae | perlīs |
Accusative | perlam | perlās |
Ablative | perlā | perlīs |
Vocative | perla | perlae |
References
- Jan Frederik Niermeyer, Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus : Lexique Latin Médiéval–Français/Anglais : A Medieval Latin–French/English Dictionary, fascicle I (1976), page 789/1, “perla”
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
perla m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
perla f
Portuguese
Noun
perla f (plural perlas)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
pȇrla f (Cyrillic spelling пе̑рла)
Declension
Slovak
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
perla f (genitive singular perly, nominative plural perly, genitive plural perál, periel, declension pattern of žena)
- pearl (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “perla”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Unknown, but cognate with Italian perla, French perle and Portuguese pérola. See pearl. The usual Latin word for a pearl was margarīta.
Noun
perla f (plural perlas)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French perle, the name given by Jean Jannon to the type used in his miniature editions of Vergil, Horace, & the New Testament in the 1620s, which were the smallest printed works to his time.
Noun
perla f (uncountable)
Synonyms
- (5-point type): parisienne
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
perla
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of perlar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of perlar.
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of perlar.
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