Pfund

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German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old High German pfunt, from Latin.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

Pfund n (genitive Pfunds, plural Pfunde)

  1. half a kilo, 500 grams, pound (approximately)
  2. pound (currency unit)

Usage notes [edit]

Although the word requires the genitive case when a noun follows with definite article (ein Pfund des besten Zuckers ) it is often used with the nominative case when directly used with a noun. (Nominative: Dies ist ein Pfund bester Zucker, or genitive: Dies ist ein Pfund besten Zuckers .)