guilder en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɪldə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈɡɪldɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gulden (“golden”).
Meanings
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The former currency unit in the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.
On the Spuy is a good Dutch Inn, called the Hoff van Utrecht. The Price is a Gilder a Day, or a Shilling for the Dinner only.
1743, [Henry Lawson], “The Manner in which Strangers Live at the Hague”, in A Description of Holland: Or, The Present State of the United Provinces. […], London: Printed for J. and P. Knapton, […], →OCLC, page 208:[N]one ſhall be choſen to be a Commiſſioner in the Court at Amſterdam, vnleſſe he put ſix thouſand gilders ſtocke of his owne in the ſaid Companie; [...]
1621, Orders and Articles Granted by the High and Mightie Lords the States General of the Vnited Provinces, Concerning the Erecting of a VVest Indian Companie: Together with the Priuiledges and Rights Giuen vnto the Same, [London]: [s.n.], →OCLC, clause 13:
- The former currency unit in Suriname, divided into 100 cents.
- The current currency unit in the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| guilders | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| gilder | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (33)
nl gulden (unit of currency) · arw gulden (unit of currency) · fy gûne (unit of currency) · fr florin (unit of currency) · jvn rupiah (unit of currency) · fi guldeni (unit of currency) · el γκούλντεν (unit of currency) · pl gulden (unit of currency) · car aparita pìpo (unit of currency) · ca florí (unit of currency) · srn golu (unit of currency) · da gylden (unit of currency) · pap florin (unit of currency) · srm kölu (unit of currency) · de Gulden (unit of currency) · djk kolu (unit of currency) · ru гульден (unit of currency) · srn twarfusren (unit of currency) · it fiorino (unit of currency) · cmn 荷蘭盾 /荷兰盾 (unit of currency) · jvn sepérak (unit of currency) · gl florín (unit of currency) · es florín (unit of currency) · pt florim (unit of currency) · bg гу́лден (unit of currency) · hu forint (unit of currency) · hns rupia (Sarnami) (unit of currency) · cmn 盾 (unit of currency) · ast florín (unit of currency) · lb Gulden (unit of currency) · ja ギルダー (unit of currency) · ms guilder (unit of currency) · srn pisifo (unit of currency)