Flittergold

German

Etymology

Flitter (“sequin”) +‎ Gold (“gold”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈflɪtɐˌɡɔlt/
Hyphenation: Flit‧ter‧gold

Noun

Flittergold n (genitive Flittergolds or Flittergoldes, no plural)

tinsel (similar to gold)

Declension

Declension of Flittergold (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Flittergold
genitive	eines	des	Flittergoldes, Flittergolds
dative	einem	dem	Flittergold, Flittergolde¹
accusative	ein	das	Flittergold

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Rauschgold, Knistergold

Hypernyms

Scheingold

Related terms

Flitterband, Flitterblättchen, Flitterwochen, Baumflitter
Blattgold, Falschgold, Katzengold, Rheingold, Narrengold

See also

Messingblech, Messingfolie

Further reading

“Flittergold” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Flittergold” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Flittergold” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Flittergold in Duden online

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