perle

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See also: Perle, perlé, perłę, and pērle

Danish

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Etymology

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From late Old Norse perla, from Middle Low German perle, from Old Saxon perula, from Medieval Latin perla.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɛrlə/, [ˈpʰæɐ̯lə]

Noun

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perle c (singular definite perlen, plural indefinite perler)

  1. pearl
  2. bead
  3. drop
  4. (figuratively) gem, jewel, beauty, treasure

Inflection

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Verb

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perle (imperative perl, infinitive at perle, present tense perler, past tense perlede, perfect tense har perlet)

  1. appear as small drops
  2. sparkle

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɛʁl/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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From Old French perle, from Medieval Latin perla, from Latin perula (little pear). Alternatively derived via unattested Medieval Latin *pernula from Latin perna (haunch; a marine bivalve shaped like a leg of lamb).

Noun

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perle f (plural perles)

  1. pearl (gem produced by molluscs)
  2. bead (of any material)
  3. pearl, gem (lovely person or thing, excellent example)
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Romanian: perlă
  • Spanish: perla

Etymology 2

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See perler.

Verb

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perle

  1. inflection of perler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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perle f

  1. plural of perla

Anagrams

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Lithuanian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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perlè

  1. locative singular of per̃las (pearl)

Noun

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per̃le

  1. vocative singular of per̃las (pearl)

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French perle, from Medieval Latin perula.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛːrl(ə)/, /ˈpɛrl(ə)/

Noun

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perle (plural perles)

  1. A pearl (excretion found in bivalves used in jewellery and medicine).
  2. (figurative) Any round object, especially when shiny.
  3. (figurative) The pupil (hole in the iris)
  4. (figurative) Anything or anyone that is valuable (especially in religion)
  5. (figurative) A macula on the eye's surface.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin perla.

Noun

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perle f or m (definite singular perla or perlen, indefinite plural perler, definite plural perlene)

  1. a pearl (round shelly concretion from oysters, or an artificial imitation)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin perla.

Noun

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perle f (definite singular perla, indefinite plural perler, definite plural perlene)

  1. a pearl (as above)

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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perle f

  1. dative/locative singular of perła

Spanish

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Verb

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perle

  1. inflection of perlar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative