Geschmeide
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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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