Präkambrium
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From prä- (“pre-”) + Kambrium (“Cambrian”), a learned borrowing from New Latin Praecambrium.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /pʁɛ(ː)ˈkambʁiʊm/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /pʁeː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Prä‧kam‧bri‧um
Proper noun
[edit]Präkambrium n (proper noun, strong, genitive Präkambriums)
- the Precambrian
- Synonym: Erdfrühzeit
Declension
[edit]Declension of Präkambrium [sg-only, neuter, strong]
See also
[edit]Categories:
- German terms prefixed with prä-
- German terms borrowed from New Latin
- German learned borrowings from New Latin
- German terms derived from New Latin
- German 4-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German neuter nouns
- German uncountable nouns
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