Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Calque of Latin māter perlārum, with the first element perhaps connected in popular imagination with obsolete mother (“dregs”). Possibly referring to the fact that the nacre-lined shells are the belly (“mother”) in which pearls are produced.
Calque of Latin māter perlārum, with the first element perhaps connected in popular imagination with obsolete mother (“dregs”). Possibly referring to the fact that the nacre-lined shells are the belly (“mother”) in which pearls are produced.
Ah, those Indian warehouses made the morning pass in a charming manner! many a soft confession was whispered over a huge china jar; many a heart has succumbed to a suite of mother-of-pearl card-box and counters; and as to the shawls, why, the whole feminine world has long ago acknowledged them to be irresistible.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Another London Life”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 170:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mother-of-pearls | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| mother of pearl | alternative | lexicographic |
ko 진주모 (pearly layer) · et pärlmutter (pearly layer) · nn perlemor (pearly layer) · ja 真珠層 (pearly layer) · xal тан (pearly layer) · fi helmiäinen (pearly layer) · cy perlog (butterfly of species Patania ruralis) · ota صدف (pearly layer) · tl nakar (pearly layer) · el φίλντισι (pearly layer) · mk седеф (pearly layer) · kk тана (pearly layer) · sh sèdef (pearly layer) · es nácar (pearly layer) · pt nácar (pearly layer) · tl binga (pearly layer) · ja 真珠母 (pearly layer) · bg седе́ф (pearly layer) · az sədəf (pearly layer) · is perlumóðir (pearly layer) · sl sedef (pearly layer) · ka პერლამუტრი (pearly layer) · cmn 珍珠母 (pearly layer) · tg садаф (pearly layer) · grc πινάριον (pearly layer) · it madreperla (pearly layer) · ar عِرْق اللُّؤْلُؤ (pearly layer) · bn মৌক্তিক (pearly layer) · cy cregynnem (pearly layer) · tl inamperlas (pearly layer) · hi सदफ़ (pearly layer) · vi xà cừ (pearly layer) · ko 진주층 (pearly layer) · be перламу́тр (pearly layer) · my မုတ်ခွံ (pearly layer) · ur صَدَف (pearly layer) · lt perlamutras (pearly layer) · cs perleť (pearly layer) · ga néamhann (pearly layer) · kk седеп (pearly layer) · de Perlmutt (pearly layer) · cy nacr (pearly layer) · bua эржэн (pearly layer) · ug سەدەپ (pearly layer) · te ముత్యపుచిప్ప (pearly layer) · ar صَدَف (pearly layer) · nl parelmoer (pearly layer) · cmn 珧 (pearly layer) · he דַּר (pearly layer) · nv diichiłí (pearly layer) · sv pärlemor (pearly layer) · kmr sedef (pearly layer) · cy mam y perl (pearly layer) · ca mareperla (pearly layer) · hu gyöngyház (pearly layer) · sq sedef (pearly layer) · ru перламу́тр (pearly layer) · uz sadaf (pearly layer) · nb perlemor (pearly layer) · ab амыркылд (pearly layer) · ky седеп (pearly layer) · ka სადაფი (pearly layer) · sh сѐдеф (pearly layer) · ar أُمّ اللَّآلِئ (pearly layer) · my ကနုကမာ (pearly layer) · ro sidef (pearly layer) · fr nacre (pearly layer) · fa-ira صَدَف (pearly layer) · fur mariperle (pearly layer) · id giwang (pearly layer) · tk sadap (pearly layer) · pl macica perłowa (pearly layer) · ast nácara (pearly layer) · bua тана (pearly layer) · yka tipey (pearly layer) · ar زَلَف (pearly layer) · uk перламу́тр (pearly layer) · tt сәдәф (pearly layer) · tr sedef (pearly layer) · pl masa perłowa (pearly layer) · ar زِلْف (pearly layer) · pt madrepérola (pearly layer) · sk perleť (pearly layer) · fi satraappi (butterfly of genus Salamis) · alt тана (pearly layer) · mn тана (pearly layer) · lv perlamutrs (pearly layer) · id indung mutiara (pearly layer) · yi פּערל־מוטער (pearly layer) · da perlemor (pearly layer) · tt перламутр (pearly layer) · nb kjerne (pearly layer) · es madreperla (pearly layer) · ba мәрүәт (pearly layer) · be пэрляму́тар (pearly layer) · de Perlmutter (pearly layer) · ps صدف (pearly layer) · hi सदफ (pearly layer) · mrw lageng (pearly layer) · hy սադափ (pearly layer)