Pfund

German

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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).

Noun

Pfund n (strong, 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 notes

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

Declension

Declension of Pfund [neuter, strong]

	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 terms

• mit seinen Pfunden wuchern
• pfundig

Descendants

• → Romanian: pfund
• → Russian: фунт (funt) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Pfund n (proper noun, strong, genitive Pfunds)

1. Fondo, Trentino, Italy

Further reading

• “Pfund” in Duden online
• “Pfund” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache