Perlmutt

== German == === Alternative forms === Perlmutter (dated) === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛrlˈmʊt/, /ˈpɛrlˌmʊt/ Hyphenation: Perl‧mutt === Noun === Perlmutt n (strong, genitive Perlmutts, no plural) mother-of-pearl, nacre (pearly substance on the interior of shells) Synonym: Perlmutter ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== perlmuttern Perlmuschel Perlenkette === Further reading === “Perlmutt”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Perlmutt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Perlmutt” in Duden online