Flittergold

Flittergold

German

Etymology

Flitter (“sequin”) +‎ Gold (“gold”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɪtɐˌɡɔlt/
• Hyphenation: Flit‧ter‧gold

Noun

Flittergold n (genitive Flittergolds or Flittergoldes, no plural)

1. tinsel (similar to gold)

Declension

Declension of Flittergold (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Flittergold
genitive	eines	des	Flittergoldes, Flittergolds
dative	einem	dem	Flittergold, Flittergolde1
accusative	ein	das	Flittergold

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

• Rauschgold, Knistergold

Hypernyms

• Scheingold

Related terms

• Flitterband, Flitterblättchen, Flitterwochen, Baumflitter
• Blattgold, Falschgold, Katzengold, Rheingold, Narrengold

See also

• Messingblech, Messingfolie

Further reading

• “Flittergold” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Flittergold” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Flittergold” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Flittergold in Duden online