dinero

English

Etymology

From Spanish dinero (money).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈnɛɹ.oʊ/
  • (file)

Noun

dinero (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Money.

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *dīnārius, an alteration of Latin dēnārius. Coromines and Pascual explain the /i/ as the result of influence from Byzantine Greek δηνάριον (dinárion). Compare Portuguese dinheiro, Catalan diner, Old Venetian dinaro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈneɾo/

Noun

dinero m

  1. coin
    • 1300 – 1330, anonymous, Fuero Navarra (BNM ms. 248) 20:
      Et si fueren cabras o oueyllas una o .ijos. ata .ixe. deuen por cada pie un dinero.
      And if it's goats or sheep, one or two up to nine, they owe a coin for every trotter.
  2. (in the plural) money
    • 1140 – 1207, anonymous, Cid 3734-3735:
      ſi nõ tenedes din͠os / echad ala vnos peños
      (modernized spelling) Si non tenedes dineros, echad allá unos peños
      If you don't have money, throw some belongings there

Descendants

  • Spanish: dinero

References

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish dinero, from Vulgar Latin *dīnārius, an alteration of Latin dēnārius. Coromines and Pascual explain the /i/ as the result of influence from Byzantine Greek δηνάριον (dinárion). Compare Portuguese dinheiro, Catalan diner, Old Venetian dinaro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈneɾo/ [d̪iˈne.ɾo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: di‧ne‧ro

Noun

dinero m (plural dineros)

  1. money
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dinero
  2. wealth
    Synonym: riqueza

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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