Rothschild
/ˈɹɒθs.t͡ʃaɪld/
Rothschild proper noun: a surname from German.
Proper noun
Rothschild (plural Rothschilds or (nonstandard) Rothschildren)
- A surname from German.
- A modern glass edifice nearby houses the headquarters of the illustrious Rothschild banking family. It was the Rothschilds who in the 1830s arranged that recently paid-off £20 million loan to the British government to reimburse slaveowners after the trade ended – said to be equivalent to some £300...2020 October 2, Maureen O'Hare, “‘Price of blood’: Financial London’s grim history revealed in new tour”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2022
Noun
Rothschild (plural Rothschilds or (nonstandard) Rothschildren)
- A very rich person.
Forms of Rothschild
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Rothschilds |
| alternative form | Rothchild |
| plural (nonstandard) | Rothschildren |
| Noun | |
| plural | Rothschilds |
| plural (nonstandard) | Rothschildren |
Origin of Rothschild
Borrowed from German Rothschild (literally “red shield”) with a spelling pronunciation (as though equivalent to English Roth's child).
From the Rothschild family.
Words formed from Rothschild
Phrases with Rothschild
Questions about Rothschild
- What does Rothschild mean?
- Rothschild means a surname from German.
- What part of speech is Rothschild?
- Rothschild can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Rothschild?
- Rothschild is pronounced /ˈɹɒθs.t͡ʃaɪld/.
Words near Rothschild in the dictionary
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