Meanings
plural schillings
- The old currency of Austria, divided into 100 groschen.
Die Zwölf Besten Züge Europas. (The Twelve Best Trains in Europe.) By Dr. Fritz Stöckl. Published by the author at Traunkai 11, Bad Ischl, Salzburg, Austria. 9¾ in. × 6¾ in. 270 pp. Illustrated. Price 85 Austrian schillings.
1957 May 28, “Railway Literature”, in Railway Magazine, page 368
Synonyms & antonyms
nounformerly the basic unit of money in Austria
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Origin
- Proto-Germanic*skillingaz
- GermanSchilling
- Englishschilling
From German Schilling, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz. Doublet of shilling.
More words from German, Proto-Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian шилинг
- шилинг (šiling)old currency of Austria
Chinese Mandarin 先令
- 先令 (xiānlìng)old currency of Austria
Czech šilink
- šilinkold currency of Austria
Dutch schilling
- schillingold currency of Austria
French schilling
- schillingold currency of Austria
German Schilling
- Schillingold currency of Austria
Hungarian schilling
- schillingold currency of Austria
Italian scellino
- scellinoold currency of Austria
Japanese シリング
- シリング (shiringu)old currency of Austria
Norwegian Bokmål schilling
- schillingold currency of Austria
Russian ши́ллинг
- ши́ллинг (šílling)old currency of Austria
Spanish chelín
- chelínold currency of Austria
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with schilling
Cite this entry
schilling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schilling
“schilling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schilling. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schilling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schilling.
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