dracma
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, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ).
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.
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