Polyglot Dictionary

Pergament

/pɛʁɡaˈmɛnt/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Pergamente

Meaning

  1. parchment

    • Die alte Karte war auf Pergament gezeichnet.

      The old map was drawn on parchment.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

pergamino

pergamino is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "parchment."

Portuguese

pergaminho

pergaminho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "parchment."

Practice

1 What does Pergament mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die alte Karte war auf ___ gezeichnet.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Pergament?

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