Geschmeide
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German gesmide, from Old High German gismidi.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Geschmeide n (strong, genitive Geschmeides, plural Geschmeide)
- (formal) jewelry
- 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Der Nachbarinn Haus”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One][1]:
- Ich bin ein armes junges Blut; / Ach Gott! der Herr ist gar zu gut: / Schmuck und Geschmeide sind nicht mein.
- I am a poor young offspring; / Oh God! the Lord is too good: / Ornaments and precious objects are not mine.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Geschmeide [neuter, strong]
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Czech: šmejd
Further reading
[edit]- “Geschmeide” in Duden online
- “Geschmeide” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Geschmeide” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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