Perlmutt
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Shortened from now less common Perlmutter, a calque of Latin māter perlārum. The shortening possibly through reinterpretation of perlmuttern as Perlmutt + -ern instead of Perlmutter + -n.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Perlmutt n (strong, genitive Perlmutts, no plural)
- mother-of-pearl, nacre (pearly substance on the interior of shells)
- Synonym: Perlmutter
Declension edit
Declension of Perlmutt [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Perlmutt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Perlmutt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Perlmutt” in Duden online
- Perlmutt on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de