gold

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also 1.6 External links 2 Danish 2.1 Adjective 3 Dutch 3.1 Verb 4 Old English 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Noun 4.3.1 Declension 4.3.2 Derived terms 4.3.3 Descendants

[edit] English

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Chemical element
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[edit] Etymology

From Old English gold, from Proto-Germanic *gulþ-. Cognate with Dutch goud, German Gold, Swedish guld.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɡəʊld/, SAMPA: /g@Uld/
• (US) enPR: gōld, IPA: /ɡoʊld/, SAMPA: /goUld/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -əʊld

[edit] Noun

gold (countable and uncountable; plural golds)

1. (chemistry, uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
2. (countable) A coin made of this material, or supposedly so.
3. (countable) A bright yellow colour, resembling the metal gold.

   gold colour:

4. (countable) The bullseye of an archery target.
5. (countable) A gold medal.

   France has won three golds and five silvers.

6. (figuratively) Anything or anyone considered to be very valuable.

[edit] Synonyms

• E175 when used as a food colouring

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Related terms

• gild
• gilded
• gilt
• goldwasser

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adjective

gold (not comparable)

1. Made of gold.
2. Having the colour of gold.
3. (of commercial services) Premium, superior.

[edit] Synonyms

• (having the colour of gold): golden

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

arsenic auramine aurata aurate aurated aureate aureation aureity aurelia aurelian aureola aureole aureoled aureolin aureoline aureomycin

aureus auric auricomous auride auriferous aurifex aurific aurification aurify aurigraphy aurin auriphrygiate aurivorous auro- aurous

aurulent aurum chryselephantine chryso- kincob Midas or ormolu oroide orphrey orpiment philosopher’s stone zari Appendix:Colours

[edit] External links

For etymology and more information refer to: http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/elem/au.html (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)

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[edit] Adjective

gold

1. barren
2. sterile
3. dry

   en gold ko — a dry cow

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Verb

gold

1. Plural past tense of gelden.

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gulþa, from Proto-Indo-European *ghltom. Cognate with Old Frisian gold, Old Saxon gold, Old High German gold (Dutch goud, German Gold), Old Norse goll, gull (Swedish guld), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌸. The Indo-European root is also the source of Proto-Slavic *zolto (Old Church Slavonic злато, Russian золото), Proto-Baltic *želt- (Lithuanian žel̃tas, Latvian želts).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /gold/

[edit] Noun

gold n.

1. gold, riches, treasure

   Abram wæs swiðe welig on golde. Abram was very rich in gold. (Genesis)

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	gold	gold
accusative	gold	gold
genitive	goldes	golda
dative	golde	goldum

[edit] Derived terms

• goldfāh

[edit] Descendants

• English: gold