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English

Alternative forms

• gould (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From Middle English gold, from Old English gold (“gold”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþ? (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *??l?tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *??elh?- (“yellow; gleam; to shine”). Related to yellow; see there for more.

Germanic cognates include Dutch goud, German Gold, Norwegian gull, Swedish guld, and cognates from other Indo-European languages are Latvian zelts, Russian ??????? (zóloto), Persian ???? (zard, “yellow, golden”), Sanskrit ?????? (hira?ya).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???ld/, /???ld/, /???ld/
• (US) enPR: g?ld, IPA^(key): /?o?ld/
• (obsolete) IPA^(key): /?u?ld/
• Rhymes: -??ld

Noun

gold (countable and uncountable, plural golds)

1. (uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
2. (countable or uncountable) A coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so.

3. (uncountable) A deep yellow colour, resembling the metal gold.

4. (countable) The bullseye of an archery target.

5. (countable) A gold medal.

6. (figuratively) Anything or anyone that is very valuable.
7. (slang, in the plural) A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth) made of gold.

Synonyms

• aurum
• E175 when used as a food colouring

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See gold/translations § Noun.

See also

• (place to pan for gold): lavatory

Adjective

gold (not generally comparable, comparative golder, superlative goldest)

1. Made of gold.
2. Having the colour of gold.
3. (of commercial services) Premium, superior.
4. Of a musical recording: having sold 500,000 copies.

   Coordinate term: platinum

   • 2000, Billboard (volume 112, number 20, page 52)

     The album went gold, then platinum, thanks to a second hit single, "It's A Miracle".

Translations

Synonyms

• (made of gold, having the colour of gold): golden

Verb

gold (third-person singular simple present golds, present participle golding, simple past and past participle golded)

1. To pyrolyze or burn food until the color begins to change to a light brown, but not as dark as browning

See also

Etymology 2

From gold master, a copy of the code certified as being ready for release.

Adjective

gold (not comparable)

1. (programming, of software) In a finished state, ready for manufacturing.

Adverb

gold (not comparable)

1. of or referring to a gold version of something

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Gold”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• Mindat.org?^[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English gold, from Middle English gold, from Old English gold (“gold”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþ? (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *??l?tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *??elh?- (“yellow; gleam; to shine”).

Noun

gold

1. gold; a heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au
2. a coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so
3. a bright yellow colour, resembling the metal gold
4. a gold medal
5. (fantasy role-playing games board games) miscellaneous unit of currency in fantasy genre

Adjective

gold

1. having the colour of gold

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:gold.

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• golt (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German golt, from Old High German gold, from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþ? (“gold”). Cognate with German Gold, English gold.

Noun

gold n

1. (Luserna) gold (metal)

References

• “gold” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l/, [???l?]
• Rhymes: -?l

Adjective

gold

1. barren, desolate
2. sterile (unable to reproduce)
3. dry, (of a cow) not producing milk

   En gold ko.

   A dry cow.

Inflection

Derived terms

• goldhed ("barrenness, sterility")

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

gold

1. singular past indicative of gelden

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English gold (“gold”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþ? (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *??l?tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *??elh?- (“yellow; gleam; to shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???ld/

Noun

gold (plural golds)

1. gold (metal)

Derived terms

• gilden
• golden

Descendants

• English: gold
• Scots: gowd, goold

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l?/ (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

gold (indefinite singular gold, definite singular and plural golde, comparative goldare, indefinite superlative goldast, definite superlative goldaste)

1. frail, barren

References

• “gold” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþ?, from Proto-Indo-European *????tom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?old/, [?o?d]

Noun

gold n

1. gold

Declension

Derived terms

• goldf?h
• gylden

Descendants

• Middle English: gold
  • English: gold
  • Scots: gowd, goold

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English gold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?old]

Noun

gold (nominative plural golds)

1. gold

Declension

Synonyms

• goldin (chemistry - Au)
• (obsolete): golüd (classic or original Volapük / Volapük rigik)

Derived terms

See also

• bronsöt
• kuprin (chemistry - Cu)
• largent
• largentin (chemistry - Ag)

English

Noun

galt

1. Alternative form of gault

Anagrams

• LGAT

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German galt, from Old High German galt, perhaps the past participle of galan (“to sing, do magic, bewitch”) (from the belief that sterile or un-milch cows are bewitched), from Proto-Germanic *galan? (“to shout, yell; to charm; to sing”).

Compare Cimbrian galt (“not milch; barren”), Carinthian galt (“infertile or pregnant (therefore not milch)”), Swabian gall (“(of sheep) not pregnant”), German gelt (“infertile”), Tyrolean galt (“unfarmed land”), Danish gold (“barren; sterile; not milch”), Old Swedish galdvider (“barren tree”).

Adjective

galt

1. (Uri, of cows) Not milch.

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.
• „galt“, in: Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm, Erstbearbeitung (1854–1960), digitalisierte Version im Digitalen Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, abgerufen am 23.05.2020.

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German galt, from Old High German galt, perhaps the past participle of galan (“to sing, do magic, bewitch”) (from the belief that sterile or un-milch cows are bewitched), from Proto-Germanic *galan? (“to shout, yell; to charm; to sing”).

Compare Alemannic German galt (“not milch”), Carinthian galt (“infertile or pregnant (therefore not milch)”), Swabian gall (“(of sheep) not pregnant”), German gelt (“infertile”), Tyrolean galt (“unfarmed land”), Danish gold (“barren; sterile; not milch”), Old Swedish galdvider (“barren tree”).

Adjective

galt (Sette Comuni)

1. (especially of cows) Not milch.

2. (also of human women) barren, infertile

Declension

References

• “galt” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
• „galt“, in: Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm, Erstbearbeitung (1854–1960), digitalisierte Version im Digitalen Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, abgerufen am 23.05.2020.

German

Pronunciation

Verb

galt

1. first/third-person singular preterite of gelten

Icelandic

Verb

galt

1. first-person singular past indicative of gjalda
2. third-person singular past indicative of gjalda

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

galt

1. neuter singular of gal

Adverb

galt

1. wrong

References

• “gal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• galte

Etymology

From Old Norse galti, galtr, g?ltr, from Proto-Germanic *galtuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??lt/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

galt m (definite singular galten, indefinite plural galtar, definite plural galtane)

1. a male pig, especially one that is castrated

   Synonyms: hanngris, råne

References

• “galt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• lagt

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish galter, from Old Norse g?ltr, from Proto-Germanic *galtô.

Noun

galt c

1. boar; male pig

Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

galt

1. supine of gala.

Anagrams

• lagt