dinheiro

English

Etymology

Portuguese dinheiro. Doublet of dinar.

Noun

dinheiro (plural dinheiros)

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

Anagrams

• hernioid

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/ [d͡ʒĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒĩˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [d͡ʒĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈɲe(j).ɾo/ [d͡ʒiˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈɲɐj.ɾu/

• (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/
• Hyphenation: di‧nhei‧ro

Noun

dinheiro m (plural dinheiros)

1. (uncountable) money (means of exchange and measure of value)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dinheiro

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

Derived terms

• dinheirão (augmentative)
• dinheirinho (diminutive)
• dinheirama
• dinheiro miúdo
• dinheiro vivo
• fazer dinheiro
• nadar em dinheiro
• dinheiro atrai dinheiro

Related terms

• denário
• dinheirama
• dinheiroso
• dinheirudo

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: dinyeelo