Pfund

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pfʊnt/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
  • IPA(key): /fʊnt/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "northern and central Germany" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
  • Rhymes: -ʊnt
  • Homophone: Fund (regional)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German pfunt, phunt, from Old High German pfunt, phunt, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, a borrowing from Latin pondō (“by weight”, adverb) or Latin pondus (“weight”, noun).

Noun

Pfund n (genitive Pfundes or Pfunds, plural Pfunde, diminutive Pfündchen n)

  1. 500 grams, half a kilogram
    Synonyms: fünfhundert Gramm, ein halbes Kilogramm, ein halbes Kilo
  2. any of the English (Anglophone) units of mass or currency called a "pound"
  3. (colloquial, soccer) a hard shot at the goal
Usage notes
  • (500 grams): In older sources the weight might vary and depend on region or context.
Declension

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Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Russian: фунт (funt) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Pfund n (proper noun, strong, genitive Pfunds)

  1. Fondo, Trentino, Italy

Further reading

  • “Pfund” in Duden online
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