Präkambrium
German edit
Etymology edit
From prä- (“pre-”) + Kambrium (“Cambrian”), a learned borrowing from New Latin Praecambrium.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /pʁɛ(ː)ˈkambʁiʊm/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /pʁeː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Prä‧kam‧bri‧um
Proper noun edit
Präkambrium n (proper noun, strong, genitive Präkambriums)
- the Precambrian
- Synonym: Erdfrühzeit
Declension edit
Declension of Präkambrium [sg-only, neuter, strong]