thaler
See also: Thaler and Thäler
English
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A 1780 thaler, stamped with the image of the empress Maria Theresa
Alternative forms
- taler
Etymology
From German Thaler, an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, after Sankt Joachimsthal, the German city in which some of the earliest thalers were minted in 1518. Doublet of tolar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑːləɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɑːlə(ɹ)
Noun
thaler (plural thalers)
- (historical, numismatics) A monetary unit used in a number of central and northern European countries, known locally as daalder (Netherlands), daler (Scandinavia), Taler, Thaler (Germany), etc.
- (historical, numismatics) The currency of Baden from 1829 to 1837, valued at 100 Kreuzer.
Descendants
- dollar
Translations
historical monetary unit
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historical currency of Baden
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Anagrams
- Hartel, Hartle, Thrale, halter, lather, rathel
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
thaler m (plural thalers)
- Alternative spelling of taler
Further reading
- “thaler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈθalɛr/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈθaːlɛr/, /ˈθalɛr/
Verb
thaler
- Aspirate mutation of taler.
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
taler | daler | nhaler | thaler |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |