Gold

See also: gold, gòld, and gółd

English

Etymology 1

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Gold (surname)

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Gold (plural Golds)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

Gold (plural Golds)

1. A member of the Goldi or Nanai people.

Translations

member of the Goldi people

Chinese: 赫哲人 Manchu: ᡥᡝᠵᡝ (heje) Russian: нанаец (ru) m (nanajec), нанайка (ru) f (nanajka)

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/

• Audio (Austria):

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

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

1. gold (chemical element, Au)

   Bronze, Silber und Gold habe 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 rare, see notes.

Coordinate terms

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

Derived 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
• Goldling
• 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

Related terms

• vergolden

See also

• ehern
• Bronze
• Erz
• Metall
• Geld
• gelten

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

Low German Wikipedia has an article on:

Gold

Wikipedia ^nds

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

Alternative forms

• Guld, Goolt

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): /ˈkolt/
• Rhymes: -olt
• Syllabification: Gold

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

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Gold”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 68

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

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡold/, [ɡoɫd]

Proper noun

Gold m

1. a male given name

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Gold, Dutch goud, English gold.

Noun

Gold n

1. gold