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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse mynt, probably via Old English mynet, ultimately from Latin monēta.
Pronunciation
Noun
mynt f (genitive singular myntar, nominative plural myntir)
- a coin
- Synonym: peningur
- a currency
- Synonym: gjaldmiðill
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Derived terms
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English mynet, from Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin monēta; doublet of moneye.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
mynt (plural myntes)
- money, coin
- mint (place where money is coined)
Derived terms
Descendants
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Etymology 2
From mynten.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
mynt (plural myntes)
- intent, purpose
- (attempted) strike
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Etymology 3
Noun
mynt
- Alternative form of mynt (“mint (plant)”)
Etymology 4
Noun
mynt
- Alternative form of mynten
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin moneta, via Old Norse mynt.
Noun
mynt m (definite singular mynten, indefinite plural mynter, definite plural myntene)
- a coin (piece of currency)
Derived terms
References
- “mynt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin moneta, via Old Norse mynt.
Pronunciation
Noun
mynt m (definite singular mynten, indefinite plural myntar, definite plural myntane)
- a coin (piece of currency)
Derived terms
References
- “mynt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
See mynta (“to coin”)
Pronunciation
Noun
mynt n
- a coin (piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc)
- Synonym: ((1-)krona coin) krona
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