noun · femininefirst declension
pergamēna1
pergamēna f (genitive pergamēnae)
Meaning
- Late Latinparchment
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνὴ (διφθέρα) (Pergamēnḕ (diphthéra), literally “Pergamene hide”). First attested in Diocletian's edict.
Occitano-Romance
- Catalanpergamí
- Occitanpergamfrom Old Occitan pergamen
- Occitanpergaminfrom Old Occitan pergamen
Italo-Romance
- Italianpergamena
- Italianpergamina
Insular Romance
- Sardinianbargaminu
- Sardinianpeddecaminu
- Sassaresebargamina
Gallo-Romance
- Frenchparcheminfrom Old French parchemin
- Englishparchmentfrom Old French parchemin
- Dutchperkamentfrom Old French parchemin
- Scotspairchmentfrom Old French parchemin
- Sicilianbarciminufrom Old French parchemin
- Siciliancarciminafrom Old French parchemin
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesepergaminhofrom Old Galician-Portuguese purgaminho
- Spanishpergaminofrom Old Spanish pergamino
- Galicianpergameofrom Old Galician-Portuguese purgaminho
- Galicianpergamiñofrom Old Galician-Portuguese purgaminho
Elsewhere
- GermanPergament
- Romanianpergament
- Danishpergament
- Norwegianpergament
- Russianпергамент
- Swedishpergament
In English words that came into English from pergamēna
- parchmentpergamīna
- pergameneouspergamēna