Kröte
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See also: kröte
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle High German krotte, kröte, krëte, from Old High German chrota, krota, kreta (“toad”), from Proto-West Germanic *krodu.
Noun[edit]
Kröte f (genitive Kröte, plural Kröten)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Kröte [feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- Frosch m
- Kaulquappe f
Etymology 2[edit]
Probably a humorous malapropism of German Low German Groten, from Middle Low German grōten, ultimately from Medieval Latin (denarius) grossus (“thick (penny)”). Compare German Groschen.
Noun[edit]
Kröte f (genitive Kröte, plural Kröten)
- (informal, chiefly or only in the plural) money
- 1996, “Silberfische in meinem Bett”, in Außen Top Hits, innen Geschmack, performed by Fettes Brot:
- Und beim Schwarzfahren erwischt, und das ist ja ordnungswidrig / 60 Kröten sind flöten – wieder in finanziellen Nöten
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Kröte [feminine]
Further reading[edit]
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