riksdaler
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish riksdaler.
Noun
riksdaler (plural riksdalers)
- (historical) A unit of currency that was used in Sweden between 1777 and 1873.
See also
Swedish
Etymology
rike + daler, used in Swedish since 1577 to describe the German currency.
Noun
riksdaler c
- an older currency unit, in Germany from 1566, later adopted in Sweden, official between 1777 and 1873 (abbreviated Rdr, r:dr, rdr.)
- Spara på styfvern, riksdalern sparar sig sjelf.
- Save the penny, the dollar will save itself.
- Spara på styfvern, riksdalern sparar sig sjelf.
- (colloquial) krona, crown; the current Swedish currency unit
Declension
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Nominative | riksdaler | riksdalern | riksdaler | riksdalerna |
Genitive | riksdalers | riksdalerns | riksdalers | riksdalernas |
Declension of riksdaler | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | riksdaler | riksdalern | riksdalrar | riksdalrarna |
Genitive | riksdalers | riksdalerns | riksdalrars | riksdalrarnas |