Pfund

See also: pfund

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pfʊnt/ (standard)
    • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /fʊnt/ (northern and central Germany)
  • Rhymes: -ʊnt
  • Homophone: Fund (regional)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German pfunt, phunt, from Old High German pfunt, phunt, from Proto-West Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, a borrowing from Latin pondō (“by weight”, adverb) or Latin pondus (“weight”, noun).

Noun

Pfund n (strong, genitive Pfundes or Pfunds, plural Pfunde, diminutive Pfündchen n)

  1. a metric pound, 500 grams, half a kilogram
    Synonyms: fünfhundert Gramm, ein halbes Kilogramm, ein halbes Kilo
  2. any of the English (Anglophone) units of mass or currency called a "pound"
  3. (colloquial, soccer) a hard shot at the goal
Usage notes
  • (500 grams): In older sources the weight might vary depending on region and/or context.
Declension
Declension of Pfund [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Pfund die Pfunde
genitive eines des Pfundes, Pfunds der Pfunde
dative einem dem Pfund, Pfunde1 den Pfunden
accusative ein das Pfund die Pfunde

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Romanian: pfund
  • → Russian: фунт (funt) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Pfund n (proper noun, strong, genitive Pfunds)

  1. Fondo, Trentino, Italy

Further reading

  • “Pfund” in Duden online
  • “Pfund” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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