Parfüm

See also: parfum, Parfum, and parfüm

German

Alternative forms

• Parfum (reflecting the pronunciation with a nasal vowel)

Etymology

Borrowed from French parfum, ultimately from Latin per (“through”) + fūmum, the accusative singular of fūmus (“smoke, steam, fume”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /parˈfyːm/, /paːˈfyːm/ (standard)

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• IPA^(key): /parˈfœ̃ː/, /paˈfœŋ/ (especially in areas with a historical French presence)
• IPA^(key): /parˈfʏm/, /paːˈfʏm/

Noun

Parfüm n (strong, genitive Parfüms, plural Parfüms or Parfüme)

1. perfume (generally only in the sense of “odorous substance”, not “pleasant smell”)

Usage notes

• The plural Parfüms is more common, but Parfüme is equally acceptable.

Declension

Declension of Parfüm [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Parfüm	die	Parfüms, Parfüme
genitive	eines	des	Parfüms	der	Parfüms, Parfüme
dative	einem	dem	Parfüm	den	Parfüms, Parfümen
accusative	ein	das	Parfüm	die	Parfüms, Parfüme

Descendants

• → Hungarian: parfüm

Further reading

• “Parfüm” in Duden online
• “Parfüm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache