riksdaler

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish riksdaler.

Noun

riksdaler (plural riksdalers)

  1. (historical) A unit of currency that was used in Sweden between 1777 and 1873.

See also

Swedish

Etymology

rike +‎ daler, used in Swedish since 1577 to describe the German currency.

Noun

riksdaler c

  1. an older currency unit, in Germany from 1566, later adopted in Sweden, official between 1777 and 1873 (abbreviated Rdr)
    Spara på styfvern, riksdalern sparar sig sjelf.
    Save the penny, the dollar will save itself.
  2. (colloquial) krona, crown; the current Swedish currency unit

Declension
Declension of riksdaler 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative riksdaler riksdalern riksdaler riksdalerna
Genitive riksdalers riksdalerns riksdalers riksdalernas
Declension of riksdaler 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative riksdaler riksdalern riksdalrar riksdalrarna
Genitive riksdalers riksdalerns riksdalrars riksdalrarnas

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