dracma
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
dracma (plural dracmas)
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). First attested in 1460.[1]
Noun[edit]
dracma f (plural dracmes)
- drachma (former currency of Greece)
References[edit]
- ^ “dracma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Further reading[edit]
- “dracma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “dracma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “dracma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin drachma (attested as drama circa 1420), from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dracma m (plural dracmas)
- drachma (former currency of Greece)
Further reading[edit]
- “dracma” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dracma f (plural dracme)
- drachma (former currency of Greece)
Further reading[edit]
- dracma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: drac‧ma
Noun[edit]
dracma m or f (plural dracmas)
- drachma (former currency of Greece)
Further reading[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Doublet of dírham and adarme.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dracma m or f (plural dracmas or dracmae)
- drachma (former currency of Greece)
Usage notes[edit]
The feminine gender usage is more common and is the one recommended by the ASALE because of the word's etymology, though both are permitted.[1]
Noun[edit]
dracma f (plural dracmas or dracmae)
References[edit]
- ^ “dracma” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- “dracma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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