Pfund

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GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /pfʊnt/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /fʊnt/ (northern Germany, central Germany)
• Rhymes: -ʊnt
• Homophone: Fund (nonstandard)

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle High German pfunt, phunt, from Old High German pfunt, phunt, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, a borrowing from Latin pondō (“by weight”, adverb) or Latin pondus (“weight”, noun).

NounEdit

Pfund n (genitive Pfundes or Pfunds, plural Pfunde, diminutive Pfündchen n)

1. 500 grams, half a kilogram

   Synonyms: fünfhundert Gramm, ein halbes Kilogramm, ein halbes Kilo

2. any of the English (Anglophone) units of mass or currency called a "pound"
3. (colloquial, soccer) a hard shot at the goal

Usage notesEdit

• (500 grams): In older sources the weight might vary and depend on region or context.

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Pfund

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Pfund	die	Pfunde
genitive	eines	des	Pfundes, Pfunds	der	Pfunde
dative	einem	dem	Pfund, Pfunde1	den	Pfunden
accusative	ein	das	Pfund	die	Pfunde

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived termsEdit

• mit seinen Pfunden wuchern
• pfundig

Etymology 2Edit

Proper nounEdit

Pfund n (genitive Pfunds)

1. Fondo, Trentino, Italy

Further readingEdit

• Pfund in Duden online