daalder
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English
Etymology
From Dutch daalder. Doublet of thaler and dollar.
Pronunciation
Noun
daalder (plural daalders)
- A historic unit of currency of the Netherlands, equivalent to one-and-a-half guilders.
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Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German dāler, from German Taler, a shortening of Joachimsthaler and Schlickenthaler.
Pronunciation
Noun
daalder m (plural daalders, diminutive daaldertje n)
- (numismatics) thaler
- (numismatics) the Dutch thaler, used in the Netherlands from the 17th century until 1816 and worth 30 stuivers = 1½ guldens
- 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