golden

See also: Golden

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EnglishEdit

WOTD – 19 February 2010

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Alternative formsEdit

• goulden (obsolete)

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English golden, a restored form (due to the noun gold) of earlier Middle English gulden, gylden, gilden ‎(“golden”), from Old English gylden ‎(“golden”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz ‎(“golden, made of gold”), equivalent to gold +‎ -en. Cognate with Dutch gouden ‎(“golden”), German gülden, golden ‎(“golden”), Danish gylden ‎(“golden”). More at gold.

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡəʊl.dən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoʊl.dən/

• Audio (US, California)

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• Rhymes: -əʊldən
• Hyphenation: gol‧den

AdjectiveEdit

golden ‎(comparative more golden or goldener, superlative most golden or goldenest)

1. Made of, or relating to, gold.

   She wore a golden crown.

2. Having a colour or other richness suggestive of gold.

   Under a golden sun.

3. Marked by prosperity, creativity etc.

   The Renaissance was a golden era.

   the Golden Horseshoe

4. Advantageous or very favourable.

   This is a golden opportunity

   • 2011 October 20, Jamie Lillywhite, “Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan”, in BBC Sport^[1]:

     ... a seasoned Champions League outfit, who beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009-10 and continually worked their way between the home defence to create some golden opportunities.

5. Relating to a fiftieth anniversary.

   It's not long until our golden wedding.

6. Relating to the elderly or retired.

   After retiring, Bob and Judy moved to Arizona to live out their golden years.

7. (Britain, slang) Fine, without problems.
   • 2007, Colin Barr, Steve Katai, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Triathlon Training, Penguin (ISBN 9781440625671), page 28

     Many anti-fog variety goggles are available, but if you don't get that type, just rub a little spit on the lenses before you put them on in the water and you'll be golden.

   • 2009, Mark Wiskup, Presentation S.O.S.: From Perspiration to Persuasion in 9 Easy Steps, Hachette UK (ISBN 9780446568760)

     Therefore, the task ahead is easy. When the spotlight is on you, never let the audience down and you'll be golden.

   • 2011, Wayne R. Dempsey, 101 Projects for Your Porsche Boxster, Motorbooks (ISBN 9781610607957), page 68

     If all of the marks line up perfectly, then you're golden, and you can continue on with finishing up the installation.

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from golden (adjective)

golden age golden-ager golden Alexanders golden anniversary golden aster golden balls golden boot golden boy golden brown golden calf golden chain golden club golden contact Golden Delicious golden eagle goldeneye Golden Fleece Golden Gate Bridge golden girl golden glow golden goose

golden hamster golden handcuffs golden handshake golden hello Golden Horde Golden Horn Golden Horseshoe golden jubilee golden lion tamarin golden mean golden nematode golden number golden oldie golden opinions golden opportunity golden oriole golden parachute golden perch golden pheasant golden plover golden rectangle

golden retriever golden rice golden robin goldenrod golden rule goldenseal golden section golden share golden shiner golden shower golden staph Golden State golden syrup golden ticket golden triangle golden wattle golden wedding, golden wedding anniversary golden years silence is golden speech is silver, silence is golden

TranslationsEdit

made of, or relating to, gold

• Arabic: ذَهَبِيّ ‎(ḏahabiyy)
• Armenian: ոսկե (hy) ‎(oske)
• Belarusian: залаты ‎(zalatý)
• Bulgarian: златен (bg) ‎(zláten)
• Buryat: алтан ‎(altan)
• Catalan: d'or m, daurat
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 金的 (zh) ‎(jīn de), 黃金的 (zh), 黄金的 (zh) ‎(huángjīn de)

• Czech: zlatý (cs)
• Danish: gylden
• Dutch: gouden (nl)
• Finnish: kultainen (fi)
• French: d'or, en or
• Georgian: ოქროსი ‎(okrosi)
• German: golden (de)
• Greek: χρυσός (el) m ‎(chrysós)
• Hebrew: מוזהב m
• Italian: d'oro (it)
• Japanese: 黄金の (ja) ‎(おうごんの, ōgon-no), 金の ‎(kin no)
• Kazakh: алтын (kk) ‎(altın)
• Latin: aureus (la)

• Macedonian: златен ‎(zláten)
• Norwegian: gyllen (no)
• Old Turkic: 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣 ‎(altun)
• Persian: طلایی (fa) ‎(talâyi), زرین (fa) ‎(zarrin)
• Polish: złoty (pl) m
• Portuguese: de ouro, dourado (pt), áureo (pt)
• Romanian: de aur, din aur, aurit (ro)
• Russian: золото́й (ru) m ‎(zolotój)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: златан

  Roman: zlatan (sh)

• Slovak: zlatý
• Slovene: zlaten
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: złoty

• Spanish: de oro (es) (made of gold), dorado (es)
• Swedish: gyllene (sv)
• Telugu: బంగారు (te) ‎(baṃgāru)
• Turkish: altın (tr)
• Ukrainian: золотий (uk) ‎(zolotýj)
• Yiddish: גאָלדן ‎(goldn), גילדן ‎(gildn), גילדערן ‎(gildern)

having a colour or other richness suggestive of gold

• Bulgarian: златен (bg) ‎(zlaten)
• Catalan: , daurada (ca) f, daurat m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 金色的 (zh) ‎(jīnsè de)

• Danish: gylden, gylden
• Dutch: gouden (nl), goudkleurig (nl)
• Esperanto: ora
• Finnish: kultainen (fi)
• French: doré (fr)
• Georgian: ოქროსფერი ‎(okrosperi)
• German: golden (de)
• Greek: χρυσός (el) m ‎(chrysós), χρυσαφένιος (el) m ‎(chrysafénios)
• Hebrew: זהוב (he) ‎(zahóv)
• Italian: dorato (it)

• Latin: inauratus, aurosus
• Malay: keemasan
• Norwegian: gyllen (no)
• Occitan: daurat
• Persian: طلایی (fa) ‎(talâyi)
• Polish: złoty (pl) m, złocisty m
• Portuguese: dourado (pt), áureo (pt)
• Romanian: auriu (ro)
• Russian: золото́й (ru) ‎(zolotój), золоти́стый (ru) ‎(zolotístyj)
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: złoty

• Spanish: dorado (es)
• Swedish: gyllene (sv)
• Yiddish: גאָלדן ‎(goldn), גילדן ‎(gildn), גילדערן ‎(gildern)

marked by prosperity, creativity, etc.

• Danish: gylden
• Finnish: kulta- (fi)
• German: golden (de)
• Greek: χρυσός (el) m ‎(chrysós)
• Italian: d'oro (it)
• Latin: aureus (la)

• Norwegian: gyllen (no)
• Polish: złoty (pl) m
• Portuguese: dourado (pt), áureo (pt)
• Romanian: prosper (ro), de aur
• Russian: золото́й (ru) m ‎(zolotój)
• Spanish: dorado (es), de oro
• Swedish: gyllene (sv), gyllene (sv)

advantageous or very favourable

• Danish: gylden
• Finnish: tuhannen taalan
• German: golden (de)
• Greek: χρυσός (el) m ‎(chrysós)
• Italian: d'oro (it)
• Latin: aureus (la)

• Norwegian: gyllen (no)
• Polish: wielki (pl) m
• Portuguese: de ouro
• Romanian: favorabil (ro), norocos (ro), de aur
• Swedish: gyllene (sv)

relating to a fiftieth anniversary

• Bulgarian: златен (bg) ‎(zlaten)
• Finnish: kulta- (fi)
• Italian: d'oro (it)
• Latin: aureus (la)

• Polish: złoty (pl) m
• Romanian: de aur
• Spanish: de oro

VerbEdit

golden ‎(third-person singular simple present goldens, present participle goldening, simple past and past participle goldened)

1. (intransitive) To become golden (in colour).
2. (transitive) To make golden or like gold.
   • 1994, Marion H. Hedges, Iron City:

     It goldened, as nothing else goldened, the commonplace countryside.

TranslationsEdit

To become golden

• Hebrew: להזהיב

To make golden or like gold

AnagramsEdit

• dongle
• longed

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

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VerbEdit

golden

1. plural past indicative and subjunctive of gelden

AnagramsEdit

• dongel, gondel

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GermanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• gülden (archaic)

EtymologyEdit

Gold +‎ -en

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔldn̩/

• audio (Germany)

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• audio (Austria)

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AdjectiveEdit

golden ‎(comparative goldener, superlative am goldensten)

1. golden; gold (made of gold)
2. golden (gold-coloured)

DeclensionEdit

Positive forms of golden

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist golden	sie ist golden	es ist golden	sie sind golden
strong declension (without article)	nominative	goldener	goldene	goldenes	goldene
	genitive	goldenen	goldener	goldenen	goldener
	dative	goldenem	goldener	goldenem	goldenen
	accusative	goldenen	goldene	goldenes	goldene
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der goldene	die goldene	das goldene	die goldenen
	genitive	des goldenen	der goldenen	des goldenen	der goldenen
	dative	dem goldenen	der goldenen	dem goldenen	den goldenen
	accusative	den goldenen	die goldene	das goldene	die goldenen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein goldener	eine goldene	ein goldenes	(keine) goldenen
	genitive	eines goldenen	einer goldenen	eines goldenen	(keiner) goldenen
	dative	einem goldenen	einer goldenen	einem goldenen	(keinen) goldenen
	accusative	einen goldenen	eine goldene	ein goldenes	(keine) goldenen

Comparative forms of golden

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist goldener	sie ist goldener	es ist goldener	sie sind goldener
strong declension (without article)	nominative	goldenerer	goldenere	goldeneres	goldenere
	genitive	goldeneren	goldenerer	goldeneren	goldenerer
	dative	goldenerem	goldenerer	goldenerem	goldeneren
	accusative	goldeneren	goldenere	goldeneres	goldenere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der goldenere	die goldenere	das goldenere	die goldeneren
	genitive	des goldeneren	der goldeneren	des goldeneren	der goldeneren
	dative	dem goldeneren	der goldeneren	dem goldeneren	den goldeneren
	accusative	den goldeneren	die goldenere	das goldenere	die goldeneren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein goldenerer	eine goldenere	ein goldeneres	(keine) goldeneren
	genitive	eines goldeneren	einer goldeneren	eines goldeneren	(keiner) goldeneren
	dative	einem goldeneren	einer goldeneren	einem goldeneren	(keinen) goldeneren
	accusative	einen goldeneren	eine goldenere	ein goldeneres	(keine) goldeneren

Superlative forms of golden

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist am goldensten	sie ist am goldensten	es ist am goldensten	sie sind am goldensten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	goldenster	goldenste	goldenstes	goldenste
	genitive	goldensten	goldenster	goldensten	goldenster
	dative	goldenstem	goldenster	goldenstem	goldensten
	accusative	goldensten	goldenste	goldenstes	goldenste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der goldenste	die goldenste	das goldenste	die goldensten
	genitive	des goldensten	der goldensten	des goldensten	der goldensten
	dative	dem goldensten	der goldensten	dem goldensten	den goldensten
	accusative	den goldensten	die goldenste	das goldenste	die goldensten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein goldenster	eine goldenste	ein goldenstes	(keine) goldensten
	genitive	eines goldensten	einer goldensten	eines goldensten	(keiner) goldensten
	dative	einem goldensten	einer goldensten	einem goldensten	(keinen) goldensten
	accusative	einen goldensten	eine goldenste	ein goldenstes	(keine) goldensten

See alsoEdit

• ehern
• bronzefarbig
• zinnfarben
• kupfern
• silbern
• silbrig
• goldig
• metallisch
• rostig

External linksEdit

• golden in Duden online

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TurkishEdit

NounEdit

golden

1. ablative singular of gol