coin
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English coyn, from Old French coigne (“wedge, cornerstone, die for stamping”), from Latin cuneus (“wedge”). Doublet of cuneus. See also quoin (“cornerstone”)
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
coin (countable and uncountable, plural coins)
- (money) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- ...the coins were of all countries and sizes - doubloons, and louis d'ors, and guineas, and pieces of eight...
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- A token used in a special establishment like a casino (also called a chip).
- (figuratively) That which serves for payment or recompense.
- (uncountable, slang, US, African American Vernacular) money in general, not limited to coins
- She spent some serious coin on that car!
- One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.
- A quoin; a corner or external angle; a wedge.
- A small circular slice of food.
- 2015, Fodor's The Carolinas & Georgia
- For munchies try deep-fried jalapeño coins, jumbo Buffalo wings, and hush puppies with a sweet edge.
- 2015, Fodor's The Carolinas & Georgia
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Japanese: コイン (koin)
TranslationsEdit
(currency) a piece of currency
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a token used in a special establishment like a casino
one of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit
VerbEdit
coin (third-person singular simple present coins, present participle coining, simple past and past participle coined)
- To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal; to mint; to manufacture.
- to coin silver dollars; to coin a medal
- To make or fabricate; to invent; to originate.
- Over the last century the advance in science has led to many new words being coined.
- Dryden
- Some tale, some new pretense, he daily coined, / To soothe his sister and delude her mind.
- To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.
- John Locke
- Tenants cannot coin rent just at quarter day.
- John Locke
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
to create coins
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to make up or invent, and establish
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AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old French coin, from Latin cuneus (“wedge”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱū (“sting”).
NounEdit
coin m (plural coins)
- wedge, cornerpiece
- corner
- L'église fait le coin.
- The church is just on the corner.
- area, part, place, spot
- « Je suis le seul robot dans ce coin. »
- "I am the only robot around here."
Derived termsEdit
- au coin
- du coin (“local”)
- en coin (“from the corner, from the side”)
- petit coin (“loo, toilet”)
Etymology 2Edit
Imitative.
InterjectionEdit
coin
Further readingEdit
- “coin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
IrishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
coin
MutationEdit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
coin | choin | gcoin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Middle EnglishEdit
Old IrishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
coin
- inflection of cú:
- accusative and dative singular
- nominative and vocative and accusative dual
- nominative plural
MutationEdit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
coin | choin | coin pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |