rigsdaler

English

Noun

rigsdaler (plural rigsdalers)

1. (historical) An obsolete unit of currency used in Denmark, Norway and Danish territories.
   1. The Danish rigsdaler, used in Denmark until 1873
   2. The Danish West Indian rigsdaler, used in the Danish West Indies until 1849
   3. The Greenlandic rigsdaler, used in Greenland until 1874
   4. The Norwegian rigsdaler, used in Denmark until 1873 and in Norway until 1816.

See also

• daler
• rix-dollar

Danish

Etymology

From rige (“kingdom”) +‎ daler (“taler, an historical currency”). Calque of German Reichstaler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʁisˈd̥æːlɐ]

Noun

rigsdaler c (singular definite rigsdaleren, plural indefinite rigsdalere)

1. rigsdaler
2. a coin of one rigsdaler
3. (an amount) indefinite plural of rigsdaler

Inflection

Declension of rigsdaler

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rigsdaler	rigsdaleren	rigsdalere	rigsdalerne
genitive	rigsdalers	rigsdalerens	rigsdaleres	rigsdalernes