gilt

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪlt
• IPA: /ɡɪɫt/
• Homophone: guilt

Etymology 1

Cf. gold and German Geld

Noun

gilt (usually uncountable; plural gilts)

1. (uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
2. (uncountable, slang) Money.
3. (countable, finance) A security issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged)

Translations

gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding

• Italian: doratura (it) f, indorato (it) m
• Latin: aurātūra (la) f
• Russian: позолота (ru) (pozolota) f

• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: позлата (sh) f

  Roman: pozlata (sh) f

money

• Russian: (slang) бабло (ru) (bablo) n

a security issued by the Bank of England — see gilt-edged

Adjective

gilt (comparative more gilt, superlative most gilt)

1. golden coloured

Translations

golden coloured

• Russian: золотистый (ru) (zolotistyj)

Etymology 2

See geld.

Noun

gilt (plural gilts)

1. A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.

Translations

A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: simpl. 青年母猪, (Taiwan)女豬, 青年母猪 (cmn)

Verb

gilt

1. simple past tense and past participle of gild

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪlt

Verb

gilt

1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of gillen
2. plural imperative of gillen

Anagrams

• ligt

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German

Verb

gilt

1. Third-person singular present of gelten.