Neuter

perkament

  1. (neuter) parchment (material, uncountable)
  2. (neuter) a document such as a certificate scribed on parchment

Frequency

23k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌpɛr.kaːˈmɛnt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch percament, from Old French parchemin, via Latin pergamīna, from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός (Pergamēnós, “of Pergamun”), which is named for the Ancient city of Pergamon (modern Bergama) in Asia Minor, where it was invented as an expensive alternative for papyrus.

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