gilt

English

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

  Audio (US)

  (file)

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ɪlt
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ɡɪɫt/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Homophone: guilt

Etymology 1

(deprecated use of |lang= parameter) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) 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

• Bulgarian: позлата f (pozlata), варак m (varak)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 镀金 (dùjīn), ^{(please verify)} 镀金的

• Italian: doratura (it) f, indorato (it) m
• Latin: aurātūra f
• Russian: позоло́та (ru) f (pozolóta)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: позлата f

  Roman: pozlata (sh) f

money

• Russian: (slang) бабло (ru) n (bablo)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

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

• Bulgarian: златист (bg) (zlatist)
• Catalan: daurado m
• French: doré (fr) m
• Portuguese: dourado (pt) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: золотистый (ru) (zolotistyj)
• Spanish: dorado (es) m
• Swedish: förgylld, gyllene (sv), guldfärgad (sv)

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.

• Bulgarian: млада женска свиня f (mlada ženska svinja)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 青年母豬／青年母猪, 青年母猪 (qīngnián mǔzhū)

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Danish: gylt (da)
• Dutch: gelt (nl)

Verb

gilt

1. simple past and past participle of gild

---

Dutch

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

  Audio

  (file)

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ɪlt

Verb

1. (deprecated template usage) second- and third-person singular present indicative of gillen
2. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) plural imperative of gillen

Anagrams

• ligt

---

German

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪlt/

Verb

gilt

1. (deprecated template usage) Third-person singular present of gelten.

---

Karakalpak

Noun

gilt

1. key