Rothschild

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒθs.t͡ʃaɪld/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊ̯t.ʃɪld/ (rare, after the German pronunciation)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Rothschild (literally “red shield”) with a spelling pronunciation (as though equivalent to English Roth's child).

Alternative forms

• Rothchild

Proper noun

Rothschild (plural Rothschilds or (nonstandard) Rothschildren)

1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

• soufflé Rothschild

 

Etymology 2

From the Rothschild family.

Noun

Rothschild (plural Rothschilds or (nonstandard) Rothschildren)

1. A very rich person.

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rothschild.

Proper noun

Rothschild

1. a surname from German

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rothschild.

Proper noun

Rothschild m or f by sense

1. a surname from German

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rothschild.

Proper noun

Rothschild

1. a surname from German

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rothschild.

Proper noun

Rothschild ?

1. a surname from German

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rothschild.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁot.ʃild/

Proper noun

Rothschild ?

1. a surname from German

German

Etymology

roth (“red”) +‎ Schild (“shield, sign”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁoːtʃɪlt/

Proper noun

Rothschild m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Rothschilds or (with an article) Rothschild, plural Rothschilds or Rothschild)

1. a surname

Descendants

• English: Rothschild

Noun

Rothschild m (strong, genitive Rothschilds, plural Rothschilds)

1. a very rich person, especially one active in the financial world; may or may not have an anti-Jewish undertone

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rothschild.

Proper noun

Rothschild

1. a surname from German

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rothschild.

Proper noun

Rothschild m or f by sense

1. a surname from German

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rothschild.

Proper noun

Rothschild c (genitive Rothschilds)

1. a surname from German