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Euro

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See also: euro, euró, eŭro, euro-, and Euro-

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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Euro (comparative more Euro, superlative most Euro)

  1. Clipping of European.

Noun

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Euro (plural Euros or Euro)

  1. (proscribed) Alternative spelling of euro, the currency and coin introduced 1999.
  2. (soccer, usually followed by the year) The UEFA European Football Championship, a European football competition held between the international teams of Europe every four years.
    • 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport[1]:
      England could have met world and European champions Spain but that eventuality was avoided by Sweden's 2-0 win against France, and Rooney's first goal in a major tournament since scoring twice in the 4-2 victory over Croatia in Lisbon at Euro 2004.
  3. Clipping of European. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Etymology 2

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Named after the euro (macropod species).

Proper noun

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Euro

  1. A ghost town in Western Australia.

Anagrams

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔʏ̯ro/, [ˈʔɔʏ̯ʁo]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Euro m (strong, genitive Euros or Euro, plural Euros or Euro)

  1. euro (currency)
    Ich habe nur noch fünf Euro in meinem Portmonee.
    I have just five euro in my purse.
    Gestern habe ich zwei Euro gefunden.
    Yesterday I found two euro.

Usage notes

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  • The difference between the plurals Euro and Euros is equivalent to the difference between pence and pennies in English: The unchanged plural is used to mean an amount or value, whereas Euros may be used when referring to a number of coins. However, the unchanged plural can be used for the latter meaning as well.
  • A third plural Euronen is restricted to jocular use. Rarely, a new singular Eurone m or f may be backformed.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Euro” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Euro” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Euro” in Duden online
  • Euro on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈew.ɾu/ [ˈeʊ̯.ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈew.ɾo/ [ˈeʊ̯.ɾo]

Proper noun

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Euro m

  1. (Greek mythology) Eurus (god of the east wind)
  2. (Portugal, sports) Euros (the UEFA European Football Championship)