Geld

Geld

See also: geld and geldt

German

Etymology

    From Middle High German gëlt, from Old High German gëlt, këlt, from Proto-West Germanic *geld, from Proto-Germanic *geldą (reward, gift, money), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (to pay).

    The modern consonantism -d instead of expected -t is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German gelt, -des, from Old Saxon geld); but also Upper German in some dialects through revoicing after -l-. Compare Dutch geld, English geld, yield, Swedish gäld.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡɛlt/
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    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛlt

    Noun

    Geld n (strong, genitive Geldes or Gelds, plural Gelder)

    1. money
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Geld

    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).

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    Hunsrik

    Etymology

    From Middle High German gelt, from Old High German gelt, kelt, from Proto-West Germanic *geld (reward, gift, money).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkelt/
    • Rhymes: -elt
    • Syllabification: Geld

    Noun

    Geld n (plural Gelder)

    1. money
      Ich hon keen Geld meh.
      I have no more money.

    Further reading

    • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Geld”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 64

    Luxembourgish

    Etymology

    From Middle High German gelt, from Old High German kelt, from Proto-West Germanic *geld.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡælt/

    Noun

    Geld n (plural Gelder)

    1. money

    Synonyms

    Further reading

    • Geld in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

    Pennsylvania German

    Etymology

    From Middle High German gelt, from Old High German kelt, from Proto-West Germanic *geld. Compare German Geld, Dutch geld.

    Noun

    Geld n

    1. money