Gold

See also: gold, gòld, and gółd

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɡəʊld/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɡoʊld/
• Homophone: gold
• Rhymes: -əʊld

Proper noun

Gold

1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a goldsmith or a rich man.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German golt, from Old High German gold, from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔlt/

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Noun

Gold n (strong, genitive Goldes or Golds, no plural)

1. gold (chemical element, Au)

   Bronze, Silber und Gold hab ich nie gewollt ― I never wanted bronze, silver and gold (medals)

Declension

Declension of Gold [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gold
genitive	eines	des	Goldes, Golds
dative	einem	dem	Gold, Golde1
accusative	ein	das	Gold

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Coordinate terms

• (Chemical Element): Previous: Platin. Next: Quecksilber

Derived terms

• Goldling

Related terms

• Altgold
• Barrengold
• Berggold
• Blattgold
• Falschgold
• Feingold
• Flittergold
• Goldader
• Goldammer
• Goldarmband
• Goldbarren
• Goldbecher
• Goldberg
• Goldblech
• Goldesel
• Goldfaden
• Goldgrube
• Goldkelch
• Goldkeller
• Goldkettchen
• Goldkette
• Goldkrone
• Goldlager
• Goldlagerstätte
• Goldlöffel
• Goldmine
• Goldmünze
• Goldring
• Goldschatz
• Goldschraube
• Goldschüssel
• Goldvorkommen
• Goldwaage
• Goldwährung
• Goldwäscher
• Goldwert
• Katzengold
• Münzgold
• Narrengold
• Olympiagold
• Rauschgold
• Reingold
• Rheingold
• Rotgold
• Schaumgold
• Seifengold
• Waschgold
• Weißgold
• Zahngold

 

See also

• ehern
• Bronze
• Erz
• Metall

Symbol	Pt	Au	Ag	Fe	Al	Sn	Cu
metal	Platin	Gold	Silber	Eisen	Aluminium	Zinn	Kupfer

Further reading

• “Gold” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Gold” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Gold” in Duden online
• Gold on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Gold” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

German Low German

Chemical element
Au
Previous: Platin (Pt)
Next: Quecksülver (Hg)

Alternative forms

• Guld

Etymology

From Middle Low German gôlt, from Old Saxon gōld, from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą. More at gold.

Noun

Gold n (no plural)

1. gold (chemical element, Au)
2. gold (color)
3. (heraldry) or

Derived terms

• Goldfever
• Goldküst
• Goldmedaille
• Goldsmölten
• Narrengold (Pyrit, Swevelkies)
• Noordisch Gold

See also

• cheemsch Element
• Eddelmetall

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Old High German gold, from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kolt/

Noun

Gold n

1. gold

   Das is aus Gold gemach waar.

   This was made of gold.

See also

Symbol	Pt	Au	Ag	Fe	Al	Sn	Cu
metal	Platin	Gold	Silver	Eise	Aluminium	Zinn	Kupper

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Luxembourgish

Chemical element
Au
Previous: Platin (Pt)
Next: Quecksëlwer (Hg)

Etymology

From Middle High German golt, from Old High German gold, from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą. Cognate with German Gold, English gold, Dutch goud, Icelandic gull.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡolt/

Noun

Gold n (uncountable)

1. gold

Derived terms

• gëllen
• goldeg

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Gold, Dutch goud, English gold.

Noun

Gold n

1. gold