Geld

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See also: geld and geldt

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

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).

Declension

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

  • “Geld” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Noun

Geld n (plural Gelder)

  1. money
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