Neuter
Perlmutt
Meaning
mother-of-pearl, nacre (pearly substance on the interior of shells)
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
nácar
nacre
parelmoer
madrepérola
sedef
sedef
μάργαρο
perlamutras
nacrePronounced as (IPA)
/pɛrlˈmʊt/
Etymology
Shortened from now less common Perlmutter, a calque of Latin māter perlārum. The shortening possibly through reinterpretation of perlmuttern as Perlmutt + -ern instead of Perlmutter + -n.
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