Pergament

See also: pergament

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pergamentum (“parchment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁɡaˈmɛnt/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Pergament n (strong, genitive Pergamentes or Pergaments, plural Pergamente)

1. parchment (material)
2. parchment (document made on such material)

Declension

Declension of Pergament [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Pergament	die	Pergamente
genitive	eines	des	Pergamentes, Pergaments	der	Pergamente
dative	einem	dem	Pergament, Pergamente1	den	Pergamenten
accusative	ein	das	Pergament	die	Pergamente

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• pergamenten
• Pergamentpapier

Further reading

• “Pergament” in Duden online