"Perle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈpɛʁlə/ Audio: De-Perle.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German perle, from Old High German perala, perula, from Vulgar Latin *perla (compare Old French perle). Further origin uncertain; perhaps from perna (“leg”), referring to the shape of the bivalve. See pearl for more. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|perle}} Middle High German perle, {{inh|de|goh|perala}} Old High German perala, {{der|de|la-vul|*perla}} Vulgar Latin *perla, {{cog|fro|perle}} Old French perle Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Perle f (genitive Perle, plural Perlen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Perle [genitive], Perlen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Perle [nominative, singular], Perlen [definite, nominative, plural], Perle [genitive, singular], Perlen [definite, genitive, plural], Perle [dative, singular], Perlen [dative, definite, plural], Perle [accusative, singular], Perlen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. pearl (concretion from oysters or imitation thereof) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Perle-de-noun-xdUMFBoh
  2. bead (any roundish object that is put on a string) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Perle-de-noun-E2opRVuR Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Flussperle, Glasperle (english: glass bead), Liebesperle (english: nonpareil), Naturperle (english: natural pearl), Zuchtperle (english: cultured pearl) Derived forms: geperlt, perlen, perlenförmig, perlig, Perlit Related terms: Perlen vor die Säue werfen, Perlenfischerei (english: pearl hunting), Perleninseln (english: Pearl Islands), Perlenkette, Perlentaucher (english: pearl diver), Perlhuhn, Perlmuschel (english: pearl oyster), Perlmutt (english: mother of pearl)

Noun [Hunsrik]

IPA: /ˈpʰɛlə/
Head templates: {{head|hrx|noun form|g=f}} Perle f
  1. plural of Perl Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: Perl
    Sense id: en-Perle-hrx-noun-Duv8dLro Categories (other): Hunsrik entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "geperlt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "perlen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "perlenförmig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "perlig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Perlit"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "perla"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "lang_code": "et",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pärl"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "perła"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pȇrla"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "пе̑рла"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "perle"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German perle",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "goh",
        "3": "perala"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German perala",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la-vul",
        "3": "*perla"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *perla",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "perle"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French perle",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German perle, from Old High German perala, perula, from Vulgar Latin *perla (compare Old French perle). Further origin uncertain; perhaps from perna (“leg”), referring to the shape of the bivalve. See pearl for more.",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Perlen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Perle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Perle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Perle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Perlen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Perle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Perlen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Perle f (genitive Perle, plural Perlen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Flussperle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "glass bead",
      "translation": "glass bead",
      "word": "Glasperle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "nonpareil",
      "translation": "nonpareil",
      "word": "Liebesperle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "natural pearl",
      "translation": "natural pearl",
      "word": "Naturperle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "cultured pearl",
      "translation": "cultured pearl",
      "word": "Zuchtperle"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Perlen vor die Säue werfen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "pearl hunting",
      "translation": "pearl hunting",
      "word": "Perlenfischerei"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Pearl Islands",
      "translation": "Pearl Islands",
      "word": "Perleninseln"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Perlenkette"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "pearl diver",
      "translation": "pearl diver",
      "word": "Perlentaucher"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Perlhuhn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "pearl oyster",
      "translation": "pearl oyster",
      "word": "Perlmuschel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "mother of pearl",
      "translation": "mother of pearl",
      "word": "Perlmutt"
    }
  ],
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        "pearl (concretion from oysters or imitation thereof)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Perle-de-noun-xdUMFBoh",
      "links": [
        [
          "pearl",
          "pearl"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "44 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "bead (any roundish object that is put on a string)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Perle-de-noun-E2opRVuR",
      "links": [
        [
          "bead",
          "bead"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɛʁlə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Perle.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/50/De-Perle.ogg/De-Perle.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/De-Perle.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Perle"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "hrx",
        "2": "noun form",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Perle f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hunsrik",
  "lang_code": "hrx",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hunsrik entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "Perl"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of Perl"
      ],
      "id": "en-Perle-hrx-noun-Duv8dLro",
      "links": [
        [
          "Perl",
          "Perl#Hunsrik"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʰɛlə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Perle"
}
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    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "geperlt"
    },
    {
      "word": "perlen"
    },
    {
      "word": "perlenförmig"
    },
    {
      "word": "perlig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Perlit"
    }
  ],
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "perla"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "lang_code": "et",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pärl"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "perła"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pȇrla"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    {
      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "form": "Perle",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Perlen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Perle",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Perle",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Perle",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Perlen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Perle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Perlen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Perle f (genitive Perle, plural Perlen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "Flussperle"
    },
    {
      "english": "glass bead",
      "translation": "glass bead",
      "word": "Glasperle"
    },
    {
      "english": "nonpareil",
      "translation": "nonpareil",
      "word": "Liebesperle"
    },
    {
      "english": "natural pearl",
      "translation": "natural pearl",
      "word": "Naturperle"
    },
    {
      "english": "cultured pearl",
      "translation": "cultured pearl",
      "word": "Zuchtperle"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Perlen vor die Säue werfen"
    },
    {
      "english": "pearl hunting",
      "translation": "pearl hunting",
      "word": "Perlenfischerei"
    },
    {
      "english": "Pearl Islands",
      "translation": "Pearl Islands",
      "word": "Perleninseln"
    },
    {
      "word": "Perlenkette"
    },
    {
      "english": "pearl diver",
      "translation": "pearl diver",
      "word": "Perlentaucher"
    },
    {
      "word": "Perlhuhn"
    },
    {
      "english": "pearl oyster",
      "translation": "pearl oyster",
      "word": "Perlmuschel"
    },
    {
      "english": "mother of pearl",
      "translation": "mother of pearl",
      "word": "Perlmutt"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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      ],
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        [
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          "pearl"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        [
          "bead",
          "bead"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɛʁlə/"
    },
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  ],
  "word": "Perle"
}

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      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʰɛlə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Perle"
}

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