Talmi

See also: talmi and tálmi

German

Alternative forms

• (literal sense): Talmior, Tallois, Talmigold, Talmi-Gold, Talloisgold

Etymology

Pseudo-Gallicism created as a trade name in Austria or Bavaria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʰälmi]

• Audio:

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Noun

Talmi n (strong, genitive Talmis, no plural), sometimes also m

1. (Austria, Bavaria) talmi, an alloy of mostly zinc and copper and occasionally some tin and lead and about a percent of gold used for jewellery of low price and great durability
2. (figurative, often in compound) anything with a fake appearance of value
   • 1930–1943, Robert Musil, “Graf Leinsdorf erzielt einen unerwarteten politischen Erfolg”, in Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften [The Man Without Qualities], book 1, Hamburg: Rowohlt Verlag, published 1957:

     Vielleicht war Deutschland geistig das am wenigsten einheitliche Land, wo jeder etwas für seine Abneigung finden konnte; es war das Land, dessen alte Kultur am ehesten unter die Räder der neuen Zeit geraten und zu großartigen Worten für Talmi und Kommerz zerschnitten worden war;

     Maybe Germany was the least uniform country, where anyone could find aught to be displeased; ’twas the country whose old culture could fall under the wheels of the new era and be cut apart for jargoons and hustles;

Declension

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

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Talmi
genitive	eines	des	Talmis
dative	einem	dem	Talmi
accusative	ein	das	Talmi

Derived terms

• talmihaft
• Talmikette
• Talmikultur
• Talmischmuck

Descendants

• → Danish: talmi, talmiguld
• → English: talmi, talmi gold, talmi-gold
• → Polish: talmi, talmi-złoto, talmizłoto, złoto talmi, talmigold
• → Swedish: talmi, talmiguld

Further reading

• “Talmi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Talmi” in Duden online
• “Talmi” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon