daalder

English

Etymology

From Dutch daalder. Doublet of thaler and dollar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑːldə(ɹ)/

Noun

daalder (plural daalders)

1. A historic unit of currency of the Netherlands, equivalent to one-and-a-half guilders.

Derived terms

• rijksdaalder

Translations

historic Dutch currency

• Dutch: daalder (nl) m
• Finnish: taaleri (fi)

Anagrams

• Adelard

Dutch

Alternative forms

• daelder (obsolete)
• daeler (obsolete)
• daler (historical, superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German dāler, from German Taler, a shortening of Joachimsthaler and Schlickenthaler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaːl.dər/, (Hollandic) [ˈdal.dər]

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• Hyphenation: daal‧der

Noun

daalder m (plural daalders, diminutive daaldertje n)

1. (numismatics) thaler
2. (numismatics) the Dutch thaler, used in the Netherlands from the 17th century until 1816 and worth 30 stuivers = 1½ guldens
3. 1½ guilders (shorthand for the monetary value, not a physical coin)

Derived terms

• de eerste klap is een daalder waard
• Eurodaalder
• leeuwendaalder
• pilaardaalder
• prinsendaalder
• rijksdaalder
• wisseldaalder

Descendants

• Afrikaans: daalder
• Negerhollands: daaler
• → English: dollar (see there for further descendants)
• → West Frisian: daalder

Anagrams

• draalde