encunyar

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Catalan

Etymology

First attested in 1640.[1] Derived from cuny, itself from Latin cuneus (although it was attested late, in 1696[2]). Cf. also Latin cuneo, cuneare.

Pronunciation

Verb

encunyar (first-person singular present encunyo, first-person singular preterite encunyí, past participle encunyat)

  1. to coin (word or expression)
  2. to mint (money)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ encunyar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
  2. ^ cuny”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.

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