Gilde

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German

Etymology

17th century, from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch gilde. Related to Geld and gelten, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *geldan (“to pay”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɪldə/
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Noun

Gilde f (genitive Gilde, plural Gilden)

  1. (historical) guild, especially of merchants
  2. (figurative) Used in the names of certain clubs, e.g. marksmen clubs or carnival clubs.
  3. (figurative, fairly rare) any group of, usually prestigious, people
    Synonym: Riege
    die Gilde der Geehrten/Preisträger ― those who were honoured with a prize
    die Gilde der Torschützen ― those who scored

Declension

Declension of Gilde
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Gilde die Gilden
genitive einer der Gilde der Gilden
dative einer der Gilde den Gilden
accusative eine die Gilde die Gilden

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