Geld

See also: geld

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German gelt, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German gelt, kelt, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *geldą (“reward, gift, money”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). The modern consonantism -d instead of expected -t is Central and Low German (compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German gelt, -des, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Saxon geld); but also Upper German in some dialects through revoicing after -l-. Compare Dutch geld, English geld, yield, Swedish gäld.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ɡɛlt/
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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ɛlt

Noun

Geld n (genitive Geldes or Gelds, plural Gelder)

1. money

Usage notes

• The plural Gelder refers to several sources or purposes of capital, or several amounts of money received or spent (mostly in the context of larger public or corporate budgets).

Synonyms

• Asche
• Kies
• Knete
• Kohle
• Kröten
• Mäuse

• Moneten
• Moos
• Penunze
• Piepen
• Pinkepinke
• Zaster

Derived terms

• Arbeitslosengeld
• Blutgeld
• Geldautomat
• Geldgier
• Kriegsgeld
• Lagergeld
• Schutzgeld

• Schweigegeld
• Spielgeld
• Streikgeld
• Taschengeld
• Termingeld
• Trinkgeld

External links

• “Geld” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Noun

Geld n (plural Gelder)

1. money