Kurant

German

Etymology

Either a nominalisation of the adjective kurant (“in circulation”), or a short form of Kurantgeld n (currency money), a compound containing this adjective.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kurant n (strong, genitive Kurantes or Kurants, plural Kurante)

1. (dated) full-bodied coin (a fully circulating coin that has metal content equal to its face value)

   Synonyms: Kurantmünze, Korrent

   Antonym: Scheidemünze

Declension

Declension of Kurant [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kurant	die	Kurante
genitive	eines	des	Kurantes, Kurants	der	Kurante
dative	einem	dem	Kurant, Kurante1	den	Kuranten
accusative	ein	das	Kurant	die	Kurante

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Goldmark
• Goldvreneli
• Gulden
• Sovereign
• Vereinstaler

 

Related terms

• Augsburger Kurant
• Goldkurant
• Hamburger Kurant
• Kurantgeld
• Kurantmark
• Kurantwährung
• Lübisch-Kurant
• Silberkurant

 

Further reading

• “Kurant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kurant” in Duden online
• “Kurant (Person, Gast, Kurgast)” in Duden online
• Kurant, in Brockhaus' Kleines Konversations-Lexikon, fünfte Auflage, Band 1. Leipzig 1911