Gilde

See also: gilde

German

Etymology

17th century, from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch gilde. Related to Geld and gelten, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *geldan (“to pay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪldə/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Gilde f (genitive Gilde, plural Gilden)

1. (historical) guild, especially of merchants
2. (figurative) Used in the names of certain clubs, e.g. marksmen clubs or carnival clubs.
3. (figurative, fairly rare) any group of, usually prestigious, people

   Synonym: Riege

   die Gilde der Geehrten/Preisträger ― those who were honoured with a prize [at some public event]

   die Gilde der Torschützen ― those who scored [at some football match]

Declension

Declension of Gilde [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gilde	die	Gilden
genitive	einer	der	Gilde	der	Gilden
dative	einer	der	Gilde	den	Gilden
accusative	eine	die	Gilde	die	Gilden

See also

• Innung
• Zunft