# die Gilde

die Gilde is a German noun meaning “guild”. Forms: der Gilde, die Gilden.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Gilde
- Plural: die Gilden

## In other languages

- Русский: гильдия, корпорация

## Meanings

1. _historical_ guild, especially of merchants
2. _figurative_ Used in the names of certain clubs, e.g. marksmen clubs or carnival clubs.
3. _figurative_ any group of, usually prestigious, people
   - die Gilde der Geehrten/Preisträger — those who were honoured with a prize [at some public event]

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