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English
Etymology
From Dutch rijksdaalder.
Noun
rijksdaalder (plural rijksdaalders)
- (historical) A Dutch coin worth 2
+1⁄2 guilders.
Dutch
Etymology
From rijk + -s- + daalder, calque of German Reichstaler.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌrɛi̯ksˈdaːl.dər/
- Hyphenation: rijks‧daal‧der
Noun
rijksdaalder m (plural rijksdaalders, diminutive rijksdaaldertje n)
- (historical) A Dutch coin worth 2
+1⁄2 guilders.
- Synonyms: riks, knaak
- (historical, numismatics) A coin used until the decimalization of 1816 worth 50 stuivers rather than 30 (daalder).
Descendants