diñeiro
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese dỹeiro, from Vulgar Latin *dīnārius, from dēnārius (“denarius”). Cognate with Portuguese dinheiro and Spanish dinero.
Pronunciation
Noun
diñeiro m (plural diñeiros)
- (usually uncountable) money
- Cando o diñeiro fala, todos calan. ― When money speaks, everyone is silent -listens-. (proverb)
- Synonym: cartos
- currency (coins or bills)
Derived terms
References
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- “diñeyro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “dỹeiro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
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- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “diñeiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
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