Katzengold
German
Etymology
Middle High German katzengolt, Katze + -n- + Gold, literally “cat's gold”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkat͡sn̩ˌɡɔlt/
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Noun
Katzengold n (strong, genitive Katzengoldes or Katzengolds, no plural)
- pyrite; fool's gold; a mineral from the class of sulfides with the chemical formula FeS2.
Declension
Declension of Katzengold [sg-only, neuter, strong]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Katzengold |
| genitive | eines | des | Katzengoldes, Katzengolds |
| dative | einem | dem | Katzengold, Katzengolde1 |
| accusative | ein | das | Katzengold |
1Now rare, see notes.
Synonyms
- Pyrit, Eisen(II)-disulfid, Schwefelkies, Narrengold
Further reading
- “Katzengold” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Katzengold” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Katzengold” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Katzengold” in Duden online
- Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Katzengold”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 362
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