dinheiro

English

Etymology

Portuguese dinheiro. Doublet of dinar.

Noun

dinheiro (plural dinheiros)

(historical) A coin used from the 12th to the 15th century in Portugal.

Anagrams

hernioid

Portuguese

Alternative forms

dinheyro (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese dĩeiro (a coin of little value), from Vulgar Latin *dīnārius, an alteration of Latin dēnārius (“small Roman silver coin”). Doublet of denário and dinar.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒĩˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [d͡ʒĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈɲe(j).ɾo/ [d͡ʒiˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈɲɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈɲej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈɲej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈɲe.ɾu/

(Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /diˈɲe(j).ɾu/
(Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈɲe.ɾʷ/
Hyphenation: di‧nhei‧ro

Noun

dinheiro m (plural dinheiros)

(uncountable) money (means of exchange and measure of value)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dinheiro
(historical) a coin used from the 12th to the 15th century in Portugal

Derived terms

dinheirão (augmentative)
dinheirinho (diminutive)
dinheirama
dinheiro miúdo
dinheiro vivo
fazer dinheiro
nadar em dinheiro
dinheiro atrai dinheiro

Related terms

denário
dinheirama
dinheiroso
dinheirudo

Descendants

Kadiwéu: dinyeelo

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