coin

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Etymology

A coin.

From Old French coigne (“wedge, cornerstone, die for stamping”), from Latin cuneus (“wedge”). See also quoin (“cornerstone”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔɪn/, SAMPA: /kOIn/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪn
• Homophones: quoin

Noun

coin (plural coins)

1. (numismatics) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
   • 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     ...the coins were of all countries and sizes - doubloons, and louis d'ors, and guineas, and pieces of eight...

2. A token used in a special establishment like a casino (also called a chip).
3. One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.

Derived terms

• coinage

Translations

(currency) A piece of currency

Afrikaans: munt (af) Albanian: monedha Arabic: عملة (ar) (ʿúmla) f. Aragonese: moneda f. Armenian: մետաղադրամ (hy) (metaġadram) Bulgarian: монета (bg) (monéta) f. Catalan: moneda f. Chinese: Cantonese: 散子 Mandarin: 硬幣 (cmn), 硬币 (cmn) (yìngbì) Czech: mince (cs) f. Danish: mønt (da) c. Dutch: munt (nl) m., muntstuk (nl) n., geldstuk (nl) n. Esperanto: monero (eo) Finnish: kolikko (fi) French: monnaie (fr) f., pièce (fr) f. Georgian: მონეტა (ka) (moneta) German: Münze (de) f., Geldstück (de) n. Greek: κέρμα (el) (kérma) n., νόμισμα (el) (nómisma) Hebrew: מטבע (he) (mat'be'a) m. Hungarian: érme (hu), fémpénz (hu) Icelandic: mynt (is) f. Indonesian: keping, kepingan, koin Interlingua: moneta, numisma (ia) Italian: moneta (it) f. Japanese: 硬貨 (ja) (こうか, kōka), コイン (ja) (koin)

Korean: 동전 (ko) (dongjeon) (銅錢 (ko)) Latgalian: moneta f. Latin: moneta (la) f. Latvian: monēta (lv) f. Lithuanian: moneta (lt) f. Luxembourgish: Mënz (lb) f. Malay: duit syiling (ms) Maltese: munita (mt) f. Min Nan: gîn-kak-á Norwegian: mynt (no) m. Persian: سکه (fa) (sekke) Polish: moneta, bilon Portuguese: moeda (pt) f., prata (pt) f. Romanian: monedă (ro) f. Russian: монета (ru) (monéta) f. Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: новчић (sh) m., кованица (sh) f. Roman: novčić (sh) m., kovanica (sh) f. Slovene: kovanec (sl) m. Spanish: moneda (es) f. Swahili: sarafu (sw) Swedish: mynt (sv) n. Telugu: నాణెము (naaNemu) Volapük: könäd (vo) West Frisian: munt

A token used in a special establishment like a casino

Bulgarian: жетон (bg) (žetón) m. French: jeton (fr) m. German: Chip (de) m. Ghotuo: Corin Greek: μάρκα (el) (márka) f. Hungarian: zseton (hu) Lithuanian: žetonas m.

Portuguese: ficha (pt) f. Russian: жетон (ru) (žetón) m., фишка (ru) (fíška) f. Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: жетон (sh) m. Roman: žeton (sh) m. Swedish: pollett (sv) c.

One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit

Swedish: mynt (sv) n., pentagram (sv) n.

Verb

coin (third-person singular simple present coins, present participle coining, simple past and past participle coined)

1. to create coins.
2. to make up or invent, and establish

   Over the last century the advance in science has led to many new words being coined.

Translations

to create coins

Bulgarian: сека (bg) Dutch: munten, aanmunten, munt slaan Finnish: lyödä rahaa (fi) French: frapper une monnaie German: prägen (de) Greek: νομισματοκοπώ (el) (nomismatokopó), νομισματοποιώ (el) (nomismatopoió), κερματίζω (el) (kermatízo) (means also "to cut" and "to shatter") Hungarian: pénzt ver (hu)

Icelandic: slá mynt (is) Italian: coniare (it) Kurdish: پاره‌لێدان Polish: bić / wytwarzać monety Portuguese: cunhar (pt) Scottish Gaelic: buail (gd) Spanish: acuñar (es) Swedish: prägla (sv)

to make up or invent, and establish

Bulgarian: измислям (bg), изфабрикувам (bg) Dutch: verzinnen (nl), smeden (nl), opperen (nl), bedenken (nl) French: inventer (fr), forger (fr) Georgian: გამოგონება (ka) German: prägen (de) Greek: εφευρίσκω (el) (efevrísko), επινοώ (el) (epinoó), κατασκευάζω (el) (kataskevázo) Icelandic: búa til (is)

Italian: coniare (it) Polish: wymyślić, ukuć (wyrażenie, powiedzenie) Portuguese: cunhar (pt) Spanish: acuñar (es) Swedish: mynta (sv) Welsh: bathu (cy)

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French

Etymology 1

From Latin cuneus (“wedge”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /kwɛ̃/

Noun

coin m. (plural coins)

1. wedge, cornerpiece
2. corner

   L'église fait le coin. The church is just on the corner.

3. area, part, place, spot

   « Je suis le seul robot dans ce coin. » "I am the only robot around here."

Derived terms

• au coin
• en coin
• du coin

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Interjection

coin!

1. quack

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kūn (compare Welsh cŵn, Cornish keun).

Noun

coin m.

1. Plural form of cù.

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