Flittergold

German

Etymology

Flitter (“sequin”) +‎ Gold (“gold”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Flittergold n (strong, genitive Flittergoldes or Flittergolds, no plural)

1. tinsel (similar to gold)

   Synonyms: Rauschgold, Knistergold

Declension

Declension of Flittergold [sg-only, neuter, strong]

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

¹Now rare, see notes.

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