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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese dỹeiro, from Vulgar Latin *dīnārius, an alteration of Latin dēnārius. Cognate with Portuguese dinheiro and Spanish dinero.
Pronunciation
Noun
diñeiro m (plural diñeiros)
- (usually uncountable) money
- Cando o diñeiro fala, todos calan. ― When money speaks, everyone is silent -listens-. (proverb)
- Synonym: cartos
- currency (coins or bills)
Derived terms
References
- “dineyro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “diñeyro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “diñeyro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “dỹeiro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “diñeiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “diñeiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “diñeiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.