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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Russian фунт (funt). Doublet of pound.
Noun
funt (plural funts)
- (historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 410 grams.
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Yiddish פֿונט (funt, “pound (unit of weight)”).
Noun
funt (plural funts)
- (Polari) Pound sterling: the currency of Great Britain; money generally.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German phunt, from Old High German pfunt, phunt, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, from Latin pondō or pondus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /funt/
- Rhymes: -unt
- Syllabification: funt
Noun
funt m animal
- pound (currency of Egypt)
- pound (currency of Lebanon)
- pound (currency of South Sudan)
- pound (currency of Sudan)
- pound (currency of Syria)
- pound (currency of the United Kingdom, including its 9 territories: British Antarctic Territory; British Indian Ocean Territory; Falkland Islands; Gibraltar; Guernsey; Isle of Man; Jersey; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)
- Synonyms: funt sterling, funt szterling, sterling, szterling
Declension
Noun
funt m inan
- pound (unit of weight)
Declension
Further reading
- funt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- funt in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Noun
funt m (plural funți)
- Alternative form of pfund
Declension
Slovene
Etymology
From Old High German pfunt (possibly via a later stage), from Latin pondus.
Pronunciation
Noun
fȗnt m inan
- pound (unit of mass)
- pound (currency)
Inflection
Tatar
Noun
funt
- A unit of weight: 1 funt = 1 qadaq = 32 lot = 96 mısqal = 409.5 g = 1 pound (archaic)
Declension
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Synonyms
Vilamovian
Pronunciation
Noun
funt n (plural funt)
- pound (unit of either weight or currency)