mother-of-pearl

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre.
2. (countable, uncountable) A butterfly of the genus Salamis.

Adj

Made from or looking like mother-of-pearl; iridescent or pearly.

Konzepte

Perlmutt

Perlmutter

Perlmut

Synonyme

nacre

mother of pearl

pearl

nacrous

Übersetzungen

nacre

madreperla

nácar

madrepérola

parelmoer

sedef

paarlemoer

sedef

nácar

nacre

sentefi

margaro

sintefi

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˌmʌðəɹ əv ˈpɜː(ɹ)l/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Calque of Latin māter perlārum, with the first element perhaps connected in popular imagination with obsolete mother (“dregs”). Possibly referring to the fact that the nacre-lined shells are the belly (“mother”) in which pearls are produced.