pund
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, cognate with English pound, German Pfund. An early loan from Latin pondō (“by weight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpʰunˀ]
- Rhymes: -unˀ
Noun
pund n (singular definite pundet, plural indefinite pund)
- pound (currency)
- (historical or referring to foreign cultures) pound (unit of mass, usually between 350 and 500 g; 496 g in Denmark before 1839)
- half a kilo (informal unit of mass, mostly used of foods or the weight of people)
Inflection
neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | pund | pundet | pund | pundene |
genitive | punds | pundets | punds | pundenes |
References
- “pund” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, from Latin pondo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰʊnt/
- Rhymes: -ʊnt
Noun
pund n (genitive singular punds, plural pund)
- pound (weight or currency)
Declension
Declension of pund | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | pund | pundið | pund | pundini |
accusative | pund | pundið | pund | pundini |
dative | pundi | pundinum | pundum | pundunum |
genitive | punds | pundsins | punda | pundanna |
Derived terms
- skálpund n
- lispund n
- skippund n
- tvípund n
Gothic
Romanization
pund
- Romanization of 𐍀𐌿𐌽𐌳
Icelandic
Etymology
From Latin pondus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰʏnt/
- Rhymes: -ʏnt
Noun
pund n (genitive singular punds, nominative plural pund)
- pound (unit of weight / mass)
- a traditional unit in Iceland (standardized at 498 grams or, informally, 500 g), 12 merkur
- various similar units from other areas, most commonly the avoirdupois pound (453.59237 g)
- pound (unit of currency)
- (uncountable) wealth, possessions
- (uncountable, figurative) talents, gifts; merit, worth
Declension
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | pund | pundið | pund | pundin |
accusative | pund | pundið | pund | pundin |
dative | pundi | pundinu | pundum | pundunum |
genitive | punds | pundsins | punda | pundanna |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse pund, from Latin pondus.
Noun
pund n (definite singular pundet, indefinite plural pund, definite plural punda or pundene)
- a pound (monetary unit in the United Kingdom, Egypt, etc.)
- a pound (former unit of weight in Norway, the term is still used for pound weights in other contexts)
References
- “pund” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse pund, from Latin pondus.
Noun
pund n (definite singular pundet, indefinite plural pund, definite plural punda)
- a pound (monetary unit in the United Kingdom, Egypt, etc.)
- a pound (former unit of weight in Norway)
References
- “pund” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *pundą, from Latin pondus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pund/
Noun
pund n
- pound (weight or currency)
Descendants
- Middle English: pund, punde, pounde, pound
- English: pound
- Northumbrian: pund
- → Middle Irish: punt
- Irish: punt
- Manx: punt
- Scots: pund, poond
- English: pound
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish pund, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, from Latin pondo.
Pronunciation
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Noun
pund n
- a pound (unit of mass)
- a pound (currency), capital, resources
Declension
Declension of pund | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | pund | pundet | pund | punden |
Genitive | punds | pundets | punds | pundens |
Related terms
- lispund
- pundare
- skålpund
- skeppund
Further reading
- pund in Svensk ordbok.
- pund in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)