dinheiro

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English

Etymology

From Portuguese dinheiro. Doublet of denar, denarius, denier, dinar, diner, and dinero.

Noun

dinheiro (plural dinheiros)

(historical) A coin used from the 12th to the 15th century in Portugal.

Anagrams

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

dinheyro (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese dĩeiro (a coin of little value), from Vulgar Latin *dīnārius, an alteration of Latin dēnārius (“small Roman silver coin”). Doublet of denário and dinar.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒĩˈɲe(j).ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈɲe(j).ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈɲɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈɲej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈɲej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈɲe.ɾu/

(Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /diˈɲe(j).ɾu/
(Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈɲe.ɾʷ/
(Alentejo) IPA^(key):
Audio (Northern Portugal): (file)
Audio (Brazil): (file)
Hyphenation: di‧nhei‧ro

Noun

dinheiro m (plural dinheiros)

(uncountable) money (means of exchange and measure of value)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dinheiro
(historical) a coin used from the 12th to the 15th century in Portugal

Derived terms

Related terms

denário

Descendants

→ Kadiwéu: dinyeelo

Further reading

“dinheiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

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