perła

See also: perla

Old Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /pɛrɫa/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /pɛrɫa/

Noun

perła f

1. Alternative form of berła

Polish

perły

Etymology

Borrowed from German Perle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛr.wa/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrwa
• Syllabification: per‧ła

Noun

perła f (diminutive perełka, related adjective perłowy)

1. pearl (shelly concretion, usually rounded and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves)
2. pearl (gemstone made of pearls)
3. (in the plural) pearls (necklace made of pearls)
4. (figurative) pearl (someone or something particularly outstanding or excellent)

   Synonym: skarb

Declension

Declension of perła

	singular	plural
nominative	perła	perły
genitive	perły	pereł
dative	perle	perłom
accusative	perłę	perły
instrumental	perłą	perłami
locative	perle	perłach
vocative	perło	perły

Derived terms

adjectives

• perlisty

 

nouns

• perlica

 

verbs

• perlić impf

 

Related terms

adverbs

• perliście
• perłowo

 

nouns

• perliczka

 

Further reading

• perła in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• perła in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• perła in PWN's encyclopedia