Geduld

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German gedult, from Old High German gidult, githult (8th century), from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *þuldi. Related to Dutch geduld, Vilamovian gydułd, English thild and thole. See dulden for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈdʊlt/
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧duld
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Noun

Geduld f (genitive Geduld, no plural)

  1. patience
    Synonyms: Ausdauer f, Langmut f, Nachsicht f
    Antonym: Ungeduld f
    Sie wartete mit großer Geduld, bis sie endlich an der Reihe war.
    She waited very patiently, until finally it was her turn.

Declension

Declension of Geduld
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Geduld
genitive einer der Geduld
dative einer der Geduld
accusative eine die Geduld

Derived terms

Proper noun

Geduld m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Gedulds or (with an article) Geduld, feminine genitive Geduld, plural Gedulds)

  1. a surname

Further reading

  • “Geduld” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Geduld” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Geduld” in Duden online
  • Geduld on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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