parchment

Senso (Inglese)

1. (countable, uncountable) Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing.
2. (countable, uncountable) A document made on such material.
3. (countable, uncountable) A diploma (traditionally written on parchment).
4. (countable, uncountable) Stiff paper imitating that material.
5. (countable, uncountable) The creamy to tanned color of parchment.
6. (countable, uncountable) The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp.

Concetti

pergamena

cartapecora

palinsesto

carta pecora

sinonimi

vellum

sheepskin

lambskin

leather

scroll

📜

parchment paper

graduation certificate

pergameneous

diploma

sheep’s skin

goatskin

honor

Traduzioni

parchemin

Pergament

perkament

pergamino

pergaminho

περγαμηνή

pergamí

membrana

vélin

palimpseste

Papierrolle

الرق الممسوح

παλίμψηστο

διφθέρα

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈpɑːtʃmənt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: parchemyn

Affine danese: pergament

Affine olandese: perkament

Affine francese: parchemin

Affine tedesco: Pergament

Affine greco: περγαμηνή

Affine italiano: pergamena

Affine norvegese: pergament

Affine portoghese: pergaminho

Affine galiziano: pergameo

Affine rumeno: pergament

Affine russo: пергамент

Affine spagnolo: pergamino

Affine svedese: pergament

In summary

From Middle English parchemyn, parchement, from Old French parchemin, via Latin pergamīna, from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός (Pergamēnós, “of Pergamon”), which is named for the ancient city of Pergamon (modern Bergama) in Asia Minor, where it was invented as an expensive alternative for papyrus. Cognate with Danish pergament, Dutch perkament, French parchemin, German Pergament, Greek περγαμηνή (pergaminí), Italian pergamena, Norwegian pergament, Portuguese pergaminho, Galician pergameo, Romanian pergament, Russian пергамент (pergament), Spanish pergamino, and Swedish pergament.