Geld

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See also: geld and geldt

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gelt, from Old High German gelt, kelt, 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

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɛlt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛlt

Noun

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

  1. money
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Geld

Usage notes

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  • 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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Hunsrik

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Geld n (plural Gelder)

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

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Geld n (plural Gelder)

  1. money

Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • Geld in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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

Noun

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Geld n

  1. money