# Geld
## German
### Etymology

From Middle High German gelt, from Old High German gelt, kelt, from Proto-West Germanic *geld, from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“reward, gift, money”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”).
The modern consonantism -d instead of expected -t is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German gelt, -des, from Old Saxon geld); but also Upper German in some dialects through revoicing after -l-. Compare Dutch geld, English geld, yield, Swedish gäld.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡɛlt/
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* Rhymes: -ɛlt

### Noun

Geld n (strong, genitive Geldes or Gelds, plural Gelder)
* money
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Geld

#### Usage notes

* The plural Gelder refers to several sources or purposes of capital, or several amounts of money received or spent (mostly in the context of larger public or corporate budgets).

#### Declension

$^1$Now rare, see notes.

#### Synonyms

* Asche
* Kies
* Knete
* Kohle
* Kröten
* Mäuse
* Moneten
* Moos
* Penunze
* Piepen
* Pinkepinke
* Zaster

#### Derived terms

* Arbeitslosengeld
* Blutgeld
* Brautgeld
* Buttergeld
* Danegeld
* Draufgeld
* Drogengeld
* Eiergeld
* Erpressungsgeld
* Festgeld
* Freigeld
* Geldautomat
* geldgeil
* Geldgier
* geldhungrig
* geldpolitisch
* Geldschein
* geldwert
* Hartgeld
* Hausgeld
* Kilometergeld
* Kleingeld
* Kranzgeld
* Kriegsgeld
* Lagergeld
* Manngeld
* Netzgeld
* Ordnungsgeld
* Ostgeld
* Papiergeld
* Plastikgeld
* Preisgeld
* Prisengeld
* Rechengeld
* Reisegeld
* Restgeld
* Retourgeld
* Reuegeld
* Rollgeld
* Sackgeld
* Schmerzengeld
* Schulgeld
* Schutzgeld
* Schwangerengeld
* Schwarzgeld
* Schweigegeld
* Schweinegeld
* Schwundgeld
* Servicegeld
* Spielgeld
* Stallgeld
* Standgeld
* Steuergeld
* Strafgeld
* Streikgeld
* Sühnegeld
* Sündengeld
* Tafelgeld
* Tagegeld
* Tagesgeld
* Taggeld
* Taschengeld
* Teilarbeitslosengeld
* Termingeld
* Trinkgeld
* Ultimogeld
* Umzugsgeld
* Unterhaltsgeld
* Usegeld
* Verletztengeld
* Wassergeld
* Wechselgeld
* Wergeld
* Westgeld
* Wohngeld
* Zeichengeld
* Zwangsgeld

#### See also

* gelten
* Gold

### Further reading

* “Geld” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Geld” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
* “Geld” in Duden online
* Geld on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{de}$
* “Geld” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

## Hunsrik
### Etymology

From Middle High German gelt, from Old High German gelt, kelt, from Proto-West Germanic *geld (“reward, gift, money”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kelt/

### Noun

Geld n (plural Gelder)
* money
    Ich hon keen Geld meh.I have no more money.

### Further reading

* Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Geld”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 64

## Luxembourgish
### Etymology

From Middle High German gelt, from Old High German kelt, from Proto-West Germanic *geld.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡælt/

### Noun

Geld n (plural Gelder)
* money

#### Synonyms

* Suen
* Kitten
* Quat/Quatzen
* Zaster

### Further reading

* Geld in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

## Pennsylvania German
### Etymology

From Middle High German gelt, from Old High German kelt, from Proto-West Germanic *geld. Compare German Geld, Dutch geld.

### Noun

Geld n
* money