Kleingeld

See also: kleingeld

German

Alternative forms

• klein Geld, kleines Geld (archaic)

Etymology

From klein (“small”) +‎ Geld (“money”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡɛlt/, [ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡɛlt], [ˈklaɪ̯ŋˌɡɛlt]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Kleingeld n (strong, genitive Kleingeldes or Kleingelds, no plural)

1. (money) small change, change (coins of little value)

Declension

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

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kleingeld
genitive	eines	des	Kleingeldes, Kleingelds
dative	einem	dem	Kleingeld, Kleingelde1
accusative	ein	das	Kleingeld

¹Now rare, see notes.

See also

• Wechselgeld

Further reading

• “Kleingeld” in Duden online
• “Kleingeld”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)