Joachimsthaler
English
1525 Joachimsthaler
Etymology
Borrowed from German Joachimsthaler, after the silver mine in Joachimsthal (now known as Jáchymov).
Noun
Joachimsthaler (plural Joachimsthalers)
- (historical) A large silver coin of the 16th century in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, today Czech Republic.
- 1964, John M. Letiche, A History of Russian Economic Thought, page 223:
- These provisions served especially the interests of the treasury, which derived considerable income from the recoinage of the German Joachimsthalers.
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Translations
large silver coin
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German
Alternative forms
- Joachimstaler
Etymology
(Sankt) Joachimsthal + -er
Pronunciation
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Noun
Joachimsthaler m (strong, genitive Joachimsthalers, plural Joachimsthaler)
- (historical, obsolete) Joachimsthaler (large silver coin)
- 1653, Martin Zeiller, “Razeburg”, in Topographia Saxoniae Inferioris, Frankfurt am Main: Merian:
- […] sondern auch an den Glocken / so Er auß den Thürnen genommen geplündert; die Domherren / so nicht entflohen / ins Gefängnuß gelegt; vnd das Capitul / über das / vmb vier tausent JoachimsThaler gestrafft / damit Sie die übrigen deß Stiffts Dörffer / vom plündern / vnd brennen / befreyeten.
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Declension
Declension of Joachimsthaler [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Joachimsthaler | die | Joachimsthaler |
| genitive | eines | des | Joachimsthalers | der | Joachimsthaler |
| dative | einem | dem | Joachimsthaler | den | Joachimsthalern |
| accusative | einen | den | Joachimsthaler | die | Joachimsthaler |
Derived terms
- Taler