Kleingeld

Kleingeld

See also: kleingeld

German

Alternative forms

  • klein Geld, kleines Geld (archaic)

Etymology

    From klein (“small”) +‎ Geld (“money”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡɛlt/, [ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡɛlt], [ˈklaɪ̯ŋˌɡɛlt]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Kleingeld n (strong, genitive Kleingeldes or Kleingelds, no plural)

    1. (money) small change, change (coins of little value)

    Declension

    Declension of Kleingeld [sg-only, neuter, strong]
    singular
    indef. def. noun
    nominative ein das Kleingeld
    genitive eines des Kleingeldes, Kleingelds
    dative einem dem Kleingeld, Kleingelde1
    accusative ein das Kleingeld

    1Now rare, see notes.

    See also

    Further reading

    • “Kleingeld” in Duden online
    • “Kleingeld”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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