"money" in sette lingue
Significatomoney
Spagnolo
/diˈneɾo/
m.ereditaria
Francese
/aʁʒɑ̃/
m.altra origine · Latin ARGENTUM 'silver'
Italiano
/ˈsɔldi/
m.altra origine · Latin SOLIDUM, the gold solidus coin (soldo, pl. soldi)
Always plural in this sense; the more formal word is denaro, Spanish dinero's cognate.
Portoghese
/dʒiˈɲejɾu/
m.ereditaria
Rumeno
/banʲ/
m.altra origine · plural of ban 'small coin', of disputed origin (usually linked to the title ban 'governor')
Always plural in this sense, like Catalan diners.
Catalano
/diˈnes/
m.ereditaria
Plural, like Romanian bani; the -r- is silent in Central Catalan.
Inglese
/ˈmʌni/
altra origine · Old French moneie (Latin MONĒTAM)
L’antenato latino
DĒNĀRIUM‘denarius, a silver coin (originally worth ten asses)’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
Three coins: Spanish named money after the Roman denarius, French after the metal itself, silver, and Italian after the gold solidus — the coin that paid the soldier, whose name it still carries.
Parenti inglesi: denarius, dinar; argent (heraldry), Argentina; soldier (paid in solidi)
Leggi fonetiche all’opera
Imparala
In una frase
- esNo tengo dinero.
- frJe n'ai pas d'argent.
- itNon ho soldi.
- ptNão tenho dinheiro.
- roNu am bani.
- caNo tinc diners.
- enI don't have any money.