mother-of-pearl

Oznaczający (Angielski)

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.

Koncepcje

masa perłowa

macica perłowa

Synonimy

nacre

mother of pearl

pearl

nacrous

Tłumaczenia

nacre

madreperla

nácar

madrepérola

Perlmutt

parelmoer

paarlemoer

sedef

Perlmutter

sedef

nacre

nácar

sintefi

μάργαρο

φίλντισι

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˌmʌðəɹ əv ˈpɜː(ɹ)l/

Etymologia (Angielski)

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.