ariento

Italian

Noun

ariento m (plural arienti)

1. (obsolete) alternative form of argento

Anagrams

• Enotria, Reatino, Reitano, aretino, iterano, noterai, noteria, onerati, orienta, orinate, orniate, rateino, reatino, tenario, tonerai, troiane

Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin argentum (“silver”), from Proto-Italic *argentom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɾjento/, [aˈɾjẽn̪.t̪o]

Noun

ariento m (plural arientos)

1. A certain silver coin used in the kingdoms of Castile and León
2. (biblical) A piece of silver, a shekel
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 5v:

     E vendierõ le por .xx. ariẽtos. El ariento ualia dẏño ⁊ medio. ço ſõ xxx. dẏneros.

     [E vendieron-le por veynte arientos. El ariento valía dinero e medio, ço son treyenta dineros.]

     And [so] they sold him for twenty shekels. The shekel was worth a denarius and a half, so it was thirty denarii [in all].

Synonyms

• (certain silver coin): arienço m
• (shekel): libra f

Related terms

• argent