Geduld

See also: geduld

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gedult, from Old High German gidult, githult (8th century), from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *þuldi. Related to Dutch geduld, Vilamovian gydułd, English thild and thole. See dulden for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈdʊlt/
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧duld
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Noun

Geduld f (genitive Geduld, no plural)

  1. patience
    Synonyms: Ausdauer f, Langmut f, Nachsicht f
    Antonym: Ungeduld f
    Sie wartete mit großer Geduld, bis sie endlich an der Reihe war.
    She waited very patiently, until finally it was her turn.

Declension
Declension of Geduld [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Geduld
genitive einer der Geduld
dative einer der Geduld
accusative eine die Geduld

Derived terms

Proper noun

Geduld m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Gedulds or (with an article) Geduld, feminine genitive Geduld, plural Gedulds)

  1. a surname

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