Noun
der Sold
Pronunciation: /zɔlt/
pay (of a soldier), wages
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plural Solde
Meanings
Noun
- pay (of a soldier), wages
- the daily basic pay of a soldier who serves less than two years, including (until 2011) conscripts as well as those rendering the substitute service (Zivildienst)
Example sentence
Er ist ein schamloser Lobbyist im Sold der Wirtschafts- und Finanzelite.
He is a shameless lobbyist on the payroll of the economic and financial elite.
Word forms
singular
der Sold
plural
die Solde
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Sold
Accusativeden Sold
Dativedem Sold
Genitivedes Soldes
Plural
Nominativedie Solde
Accusativedie Solde
Dativeden Solden
Genitiveder Solde
Usage
- den Sold auszahlen — to pay the soldiers' wages; a military pay noun
- im Sold von jemandem stehen — figuratively, to be in someone's pay; often suggests serving their interests
Im historischen Roman warteten die Soldaten monatelang auf ihren Sold.
In the historical novel, the soldiers waited months for their pay.