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Kröte

Kröte

German

Noun

Kröte f ‎(genitive Kröte, plural Kröten)

  1. toad

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Etymology 2

Probably a humorous malapropism of German Low German Groten, from Middle Low German grōten. Compare German Groschen.

Noun

Kröte f ‎(genitive Kröte, plural Kröten)

  1. (informal, chiefly plural) money

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Etymology

From Middle High German krotte, kröte, krëte, from Old High German chrota, krota, kreta ‎(“toad”), from Proto-Germanic *krudō, *kredō ‎(“toad”), from Proto-Indo-European *guredʰ- ‎(“toad”). Cognate with Middle Low German krōde ‎(“toad”), dated Dutch krodde ‎(“toad”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁøːtə/

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