pund

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, from Latin pondus.

Noun

pund n (singular definite pundet, plural indefinite pund)

  1. pound (currency)
  2. unit of mass, usually between 350 and 500 g (496 g in Denmark before 1839)

Declension


Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, from Latin pondo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰʊnt/
    Rhymes: -ʊnt

Noun

pund n (genitive singular punds, plural pund)

  1. pound (weight or currency)

Declension

Declension of pund
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pund pundið pund pundini
accusative pund pundið pund pundini
dative pundi pundinum pundum pundunum
genitive punds pundsins punda pundanna

Derived terms

  • skálpund n
  • lispund n
  • skippund n
  • tvípund n

Gothic

Romanization

pund

  1. Romanization of 𐍀𐌿𐌽𐌳

Icelandic

Etymology

From Latin pondus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰʏnt/
  • Rhymes: -ʏnt

Noun

pund n (genitive singular punds, nominative plural pund)

  1. pound (unit of weight / mass)
    1. a traditional unit in Iceland (standardized at 498 grams or, informally, 500 g), 12 merkur
    2. various similar units from other areas, most commonly the avoirdupois pound (453.59237 g)
  2. pound (unit of currency)
  3. (uncountable) wealth, possessions
  4. (uncountable, figuratively) talents, gifts; merit, worth

Declension


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse pund, from Latin pondus

Noun

pund n (definite singular pundet, indefinite plural pund, definite plural punda or pundene)

  1. a pound (monetary unit in the United Kingdom, Egypt, etc.)
  2. a pound (former unit of weight in Norway, the term is still used for pound weights in other contexts)

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse pund, from Latin pondus

Noun

pund n (definite singular pundet, indefinite plural pund, definite plural punda)

  1. a pound (monetary unit in the United Kingdom, Egypt, etc.)
  2. a pound (former unit of weight in Norway)

References


Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *pundą, from Latin pondus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pund/

Noun

pund n

  1. pound (weight or currency)

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish pund, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, from Latin pondo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pund n

  1. a pound (unit of mass)
  2. a pound (currency), capital, resources

Declension

Declension of pund 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pund pundet pund punden
Genitive punds pundets punds pundens
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