Geld
See also: geld and geldt
German
Etymology
From Middle High German gelt, from Old High German gelt, kelt, 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/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlt
Noun
Geld n (genitive Geldes or Gelds, plural Gelder)
- 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
Declension of Geld
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Geld | die | Gelder |
| genitive | eines | des | Geldes, Gelds | der | Gelder |
| dative | einem | dem | Geld, Gelde1 | den | Geldern |
| accusative | ein | das | Geld | die | Gelder |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Synonyms
- Asche
- Kies
- Knete
- Kohle
- Kröten
- Mäuse
- Moneten
- Moos
- Penunze
- Piepen
- Pinkepinke
- Zaster
Derived terms
- Arbeitslosengeld
- Blutgeld
- Brautgeld
- Buttergeld
- Danegeld
- Draufgeld
- Drogengeld
- Eiergeld
- Festgeld
- Freigeld
- Geldautomat
- geldgeil
- geldhungrig
- Geldgier
- geldpolitisch
- Geldschein
- geldwert
- Hartgeld
- Hausgeld
- Kleingeld
- Kranzgeld
- Kriegsgeld
- Lagergeld
- Manngeld
- Netzgeld
- Ordnungsgeld
- Ostgeld
- Papiergeld
- Plastikgeld
- Preisgeld
- Prisengeld
- Rechengeld
- Reisegeld
- Restgeld
- Retourgeld
- Reuegeld
- Rollgeld
- Sackgeld
- Schmerzengeld
- Schulgeld
- Schutzgeld
- Schwangerengeld
- Schwarzgeld
- Schweigegeld
- Schweinegeld
- Schwundgeld
- Servicegeld
- Spielgeld
- Stallgeld
- Standgeld
- Steuergeld
- Strafgeld
- Streikgeld
- Sühnegeld
- Sündengeld
- Tafelgeld
- Tagegeld
- Tagesgeld
- Taggeld
- Taschengeld
- Teilarbeitslosengeld
- Termingeld
- Trinkgeld
- Ultimogeld
- Umzugsgeld
- Unterhaltsgeld
- Usegeld
- Verletztengeld
- Wassergeld
- Wechselgeld
- Wergeld
- Westgeld
- Wohngeld
- Zeichengeld
- Zwangsgeld
Further reading
- Geld in Duden online
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German gelt, from Old High German gelt, kelt, from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“reward, gift, money”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kelt/
Noun
Geld n (plural Gelder)
- money
- Ich hon keen Geld meh.
- I have no more money.
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Luxembourgish
Noun
Geld n (plural Gelder)
- money
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German Geld, Dutch geld.
Noun
Geld n
- money