ariento

Italian

Noun

ariento m (plural arienti)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of argento

Anagrams

Old Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɾjento/

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.
      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
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