Präkambrium
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German
Etymology
From prä- (“pre-”) + Kambrium (“Cambrian”), a learned borrowing from New Latin Praecambrium.
Pronunciation
- 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
Präkambrium n (proper noun, strong, genitive Präkambriums)
- the Precambrian
- Synonym: Erdfrühzeit
Declension
Declension of Präkambrium [sg-only, neuter, strong]
See also
Categories:
- German terms prefixed with prä-
- German terms borrowed from New Latin
- German learned borrowings from New Latin
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