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語源

From 中期英語 goldsmith, from 古期英語 goldsmiþ (“goldsmith”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþasmiþaz (“goldsmith”), equivalent to gold +‎ smith. Cognate with Scots goldsmyth, gouldsmeth (“goldsmith”), Saterland Frisian Gouldsmid (“goldsmith”), West Frisian goudsmid (“goldsmith”), Dutch goudsmid (“goldsmith”), German Goldschmied (“goldsmith”), Danish guldsmed (“goldsmith”), Swedish guldsmed (“goldsmith”), Icelandic gullsmiður (“goldsmith”). Eclipsed non-native 中期英語 orbatour, orbatur (“goldsmith”) and orfever, orfevre (“goldsmith”), both borrowed from Old French.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈɡoʊldˌsmɪθ/

名詞

goldsmith (plural goldsmiths)

1. A person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry.
2. (obsolete) A banker (because the goldsmiths of London used to receive money on deposit, being equipped to keep it safely).

上位語

• smith, metalsmith

派生語

関連する語

• goldsmithing

参考

• jeweller