daalder

English

Etymology

From Dutch daalder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑːldə(ɹ)/

Noun

daalder (plural daalders)

  1. A historic unit of currency of the Netherlands, equivalent to one-and-a-half guilders.

Derived terms

Translations


Dutch

Alternative forms

  • daelder (obsolete)
  • daeler (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Taler.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːl.dər/, (Hollandic) [ˈdal.dər]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: daal‧der

Noun

daalder m (plural daalders, diminutive daaldertje n)

  1. (numismatics) thaler
  2. (numismatics) the Dutch thaler, used in the Netherlands from the 17th century until 1816 and worth 30 stuivers = 1½ guldens
  3. guilders (shorthand for the monetary value, not a physical coin)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: daalder
  • English: dollar (see there for further descendants)
  • West Frisian: daalder

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