EuroLex/F/Perfume
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- Original language: French
- Original form and meaning: parfum - 1. flavour; 2. aroma, scent; 3. perfume; 4.taste additive
(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)
| Language | Form | Date of Borrowing (and Obsolescence) | Current Meaning and Status | Earlier Meanings and Statusses | Source |
| Catalan | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Croatian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Czech | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Danish | perfume | ... | 'meaning 3' | '...' | ... |
| Dutch | parfum | ... | 'meaning 3' | '...' | ... |
| English | perfume | 16c | 'meaning 2, 3' | 'fumes from something burning' | http://www.etymonline.com |
| Estonian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Finnish | parfyymi | ... | 'meaning 3' | '...' | ... |
| French | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Frisian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| German | Parfum, Parfüm | ... | 'meaning 2, 3' | '...' | ... |
| Hungarian | parfüm | ... | 'meaning 3' | '...' | ... |
| Irish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Italian | profumo | ... | 'meaning 2, 3' | '...' | ... |
| Latvian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Lithuanian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Maltese | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Norwegian | parfyme | ... | 'meaning 3' | '...' | ... |
| Polish | perfumy | ... | 'meaning 3' | '...' | ... |
| Portuguese | perfume | ... | 'meaning 2, 3' | '...' | ... |
| Rumantsch | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Slovak | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Slovenian | parfum | ... | 'meaning 3' | '...' | ... |
| Spanish | perfume | ... | 'meaning 2, 3' | '...' | ... |
| Swedish | parfym | ... | 'meaning 3' | '...' | ... |
Annotations
editEtymology: from MF parfum, from parfumer "to scent", from Prov. perfumar, from L per- "through" + fumare "to smoke". Earliest use in English was in reference to fumes from something burning. Meaning "fluid containing agreeable essences of flowers, etc., is attested from 1542.
Source: http://www.etymonline.com
Information on Other Languages
editmeaning 3: Czech: voňavka
Estonian: lõhnaaine, lõhnaõli
Latvian: smaržas
Lithuanian: kvepalai
Slovak: voňavka