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Euro

Euro

See also: euro, euró, eŭro, euro-, and Euro-

English

Adjective

Euro (comparative more Euro, superlative most Euro)

  1. Clipping of European

Noun

Euro (plural Euros or Euro)

  1. Alternative spelling of euro, the currency and coin introduced 1999.
  2. (soccer, usually followed by the year) The UEFA European Football Championship, a European football competition held between the international teams of Europe every four years.
    • 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport:
      England could have met world and European champions Spain but that eventuality was avoided by Sweden's 2-0 win against France, and Rooney's first goal in a major tournament since scoring twice in the 4-2 victory over Croatia in Lisbon at Euro 2004.
  3. Clipping of European

Proper noun

Euro

  1. A ghost town in Western Australia.

Anagrams


German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔʏ̯ʁoː/, [ˈʔɔʏ̯ʁoː]

Noun

Euro m (genitive Euros, plural Euro or Euros)

  1. euro (currency)
    Ich habe nur noch fünf Euro in meinem Portmonee.
    I just have five euro in my purse.
    Gestern habe ich zwei Euro gefunden.
    Yesterday i found two euro.

Usage notes

  • The difference between the plurals Euro and Euros is equivalent to the difference between pence and pennies in English: The unchanged plural is used to mean an amount or value, whereas Euros may be used referring to a number of coins. However, the unchanged plural can be used for the latter meaning as well.
  • A jocular plural Euronen is common.

Derived terms


Portuguese

Proper noun

Euro m

  1. (Greek mythology) Eurus (god of the east wind)

euro

euro

See also: Euro, euró, eŭro, euro-, and Euro-

English

Euro banknotes and coins.

Alternative forms

Noun

euro (plural euros or euro)

  1. The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol:
  2. A coin with a face value of 1 euro.
  3. An abbreviation for European in any sense; e.g. "euro size"; "euro style pad".
Usage notes
  • The plural recommended for use in official European documents written in English has been euro for some time, but this recommendation has been amended to euros.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From Adnyamathanha yuru, thuru.

Noun

euro (plural euros)

  1. Macropus robustus, a wallaroo (macropod species).
Translations
See also

References

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams


Adnyamathanha

Alternative forms

Noun

euro

  1. wallaroo, euro

Catalan

Noun

euro m (plural euros)

  1. euro (currency)

Czech

Noun

euro n

  1. euro (currency)

Declension


Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /œvro/, [ˈœwʁo], /ɛvro/, [ˈɛwʁo]

Noun

euro c (singular definite euroen, plural indefinite euroer or euro)

  1. euro (currency)

Inflection

Usage notes

Amounts are given with the plural indefinite euro.


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈøːroː/
  • Hyphenation: eu‧ro

Noun

euro f, m (plural euro's, diminutive eurootje n)

  1. The euro (currency)
    Die broek kost tachtig euro.These pants cost eighty euros.
    Die broek kost tachtig euri.
  2. A euro (a coin of that currency)
    Heb jij twee euro's voor de automaat?Do you have two euro coins for the machine?
    Heb jij twee euri voor de automaat?

Usage notes

Sense 1 has an invariable plural: euro. The plural eurie is sometimes used colloquially.


Estonian

Noun

euro (genitive euro, partitive eurot)

  1. euro (currency)

Declension


Finnish

Noun

euro

  1. euro (currency)

Declension

Inflection of euro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative euro eurot
genitive euron eurojen
partitive euroa euroja
illative euroon euroihin
singular plural
nominative euro eurot
accusative nom. euro eurot
gen. euron
genitive euron eurojen
partitive euroa euroja
inessive eurossa euroissa
elative eurosta euroista
illative euroon euroihin
adessive eurolla euroilla
ablative eurolta euroilta
allative eurolle euroille
essive eurona euroina
translative euroksi euroiksi
instructive euroin
abessive eurotta euroitta
comitative euroineen

Usage notes

  • For the usage with cardinal numbers, see Appendix:Finnish numbers.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ø.ʁo/

Noun

euro m (plural euros)

  1. euro (currency)

Anagrams


Galician

Pronunciation

Noun

euro m (plural euros)

  1. euro (currency)

Inari Sami

Noun

euro

  1. euro (currency)

Inflection

Even inflection in -o[1]
singular plural
Nominative euro euroh
Accusative euro euroid
Genitive euro euroi
Illative euron euroid
Locative eurost euroin
Comitative euroin euroiguin
Abessive eurottáá euroittáá
Essive euron
Partitive eurod

References

  1. euro in Giellatekno Inari Sami paradigm generator

Italian

Noun

euro m (plural euro)

  1. euro (currency)

Latin

Noun

eurō

  1. dative singular of eurus
  2. ablative singular of eurus

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

euro m (definite singular euroen, indefinite plural euroer, definite plural euroene) (after a number - euro)

  1. euro (monetary unit)

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

euro m (definite singular euroen, indefinite plural euroar, definite plural euroane) (after a number - euro)

  1. euro (monetary unit)

Derived terms

References


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛwrɔ]

Noun

euro n (indeclinable)

  1. euro (currency)

Portuguese

Etymology

Derived from Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈew.ɾɔ/, /ˈew.ɾu/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈew.ɾu/
  • Hyphenation: eu‧ro

Noun

euro m (plural euros)

  1. euro (currency unit of the European Union)

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Noun

èuro m (Cyrillic spelling ѐуро)

  1. euro (currency)

Declension


Slovak

Noun

euro n (genitive singular eura, nominative plural eurá, declension pattern of mesto)

  1. euro

Declension


Spanish

Noun

euro m (plural euros)

  1. euro (currency)

Derived terms


Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛvrʊ/

Noun

euro c

  1. the euro; the currency
  2. an euro, coin of that currency

Declension

References


Welsh

Verb

euro

  1. To bestow gold