Präkambrium

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)

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• Hyphenation: Prä‧kam‧bri‧um

Proper noun

Präkambrium n (proper noun, strong, genitive Präkambriums)

1. the Precambrian

   Synonym: Erdfrühzeit

Declension

Declension of Präkambrium [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Präkambrium
genitive	eines	des	Präkambriums
dative	einem	dem	Präkambrium
accusative	ein	das	Präkambrium

See also

• Hadaikum
• Archaikum
• Proterozoikum
• Phanerozoikum