Dollar

See also: dollar and dollár

English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Dolair (in Scotland).

Proper noun

Dollar (plural Dollars)

  1. A small town in Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9698)
  2. An unincorporated community in Coosa County, Alabama, United States.
  3. A former community in Ontario, Canada, now part of the city of Markham.
  4. A surname.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From English dollar, from early modern Dutch daler (contemporary daalder), from Middle Low German daler, from early modern German Taler.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔlaʁ/, [ˈdɔlaʁ], [ˈdɔlaɐ̯] (prescriptive standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔlɐ/ (at least equally common)
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: doller (nonstandard)

Noun

Dollar m (strong, genitive Dollars or Dollar, plural Dollars or Dollar)

  1. dollar

Usage notes
  • The unchanged plural is used in all contexts. The plural Dollars is used alternatively when referring to dollar notes. It might also be used otherwise, referring to an amount of money, but this is rare and considered nonstandard.

Declension
Declension of Dollar [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dollar die Dollars, Dollar
genitive eines des Dollars, Dollar der Dollars, Dollar
dative einem dem Dollar den Dollars, Dollar
accusative einen den Dollar die Dollars, Dollar

Derived terms
  • Dollarmünze
  • Dollarnote
  • Dollarschein
  • US-Dollar

Further reading
  • “Dollar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Dollar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Dollar” in Duden online
  • Dollar on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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